Khakas （Russian: Хака́сия khuh-KAHS-ee-yuh)lie inWest Siberia, SouthwestAltai RepublicWest SideKemerovo Region, East and northKrasnoyarsk Territory, And the southeast neighborTuvaThe region is bordered.
area
city
- Abakan — The only true "city" and local capital of Khakassia
- Abaza — The most important town in the south of Khakas, close toTuvaborder
- Chernogorsk — The second largest population center and one of the destinations of the Gulag in the former Soviet Union
- Sayanogorsk — An extremely polluted aluminum smelting town
- Sheila — A village near the salty Lake Shira, mainly a health spa in the old Soviet period
- Solsk
Other destinations
- Big Serbic Kurgan — a magnificent 7-story ancient tomb
- Jahhi Nature Reserve
- Khakas Nature Reserve — In this grassland reserve, ancient tombs marked by stones abound
- Mariabakan Nature Reserve
learn
Khakas is one of the people named after Khakas, except forKyrgyzOf the close relatives, the Khakasians only account for about 10% of the population. Khakas is often calledSiberiaThere are many important archaeological sites in the area. Khakas has a wealth of historical traces; as early as 30,000 years ago, humans had lived and walked through this prairie in this area, and endowed it with culture and history. Travelers may need to find historical interest (3000 years old) in many ancient tombs, holy sites, petroglyphs, stone obelisks, abandoned towns, fort ruins, and monuments that are almost everywhere.
Language
Except everyone knowsRussian; And the Khakas ethnic minority speaks Khakas, which is one of the Turkic languages. Almost all locals speak bilingual.
arrival
You can get from Taishet (Irkutsk Oblast) Take the train to arriveAbakan, Which is located atSiberian Railwaysuperior.
AbakanHas a small airport, is flying fromMoscow、Yekaterinburg、Norilsk、Novosibirsk、VladivostokwithKizilDomestic flight service.
Travel around
go sightseeing
Travel route
Activity
- You can make an appointment in advance for the 7-day and 6-night activity schedule of "Tum Pyrum (Тум Пайрам)" on the national holiday of Khakassia, which will be held from June 28th to July 4th every year.