Altay (阿勒泰)

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Altay or Altai may refer to:

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• 1Places
  • 1.1In China
  • 1.2In Mongolia
  • 1.3In Russia
• 2Language and ethnic group
• 3People
• 4Other uses
• 5See also

Places[edit]

• Altai Mountains, in East-Central Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan come together

In China[edit]

• Altay Prefecture (阿勒泰地区), prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China
• Altay City (阿勒泰市), also spelled "Aletai", a city of Altay Prefecture

In Mongolia[edit]

• Govi-Altai Province, an Aimag (province)
• Altai City, the capital of the Govi-Altai Aimag
• Several Sums (districts) of different Aimags:
  • Altai, Govi-Altai
  • Altai, Bayan-Ölgii
  • Altai, Khovd

In Russia[edit]

• Altai Republic, a federal subject of Russia
• Altai Krai, a federal subject of Russia