‘Clear Water’ and Other Sites of the Komi Republic
‘Clear Water’ and Other Sites of the Komi Republic
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Russia’s northwestern Komi Republic was established in, 1921, as an autonomous region. This RIA photo gallery presents the region's most spectacular sights. 27.08.2013, Sputnik International
Russia’s northwestern Komi Republic was established in, 1921, as an autonomous region. This RIA photo gallery presents the region's most spectacular sights.
Russia’s northwestern Komi Republic was established in 1921, as an autonomous region. This RIA photo gallery presents the region's most spectacular sights.
The Komi Republic's main attraction is the Yugyd Va national park, one of the largest natural reserves in the world, with a total area of nearly 2 million hectares. Yugyd Va means “clear water” in the Komi language.
On December 8, 1995, Yugyd Va and the adjacent Pechora-Ilych Nature Reserve to the south were recognized as a world heritage site by UNESCO. The national park was Russia’s first to receive such status.
The Komi Republic is also famous for its Manpupuner rock formations, also known as the Seven Strong Men. Considered one of the seven wonders of Russia, they gave rise to many local legends and in the past constituted a site of religious importance for the Mansi people.
Cattle-breeding is the republic's major agricultural industry. To this day, reindeer herders graze their deer by moving from one pasture to another in a nomadic way.
The Komi Republic is one of the last European regions that has preserved pristine forests, with the largest of them located in the eastern part of the republic, close to the Ural Mountains.
The village of Krivoi Navolok, in the Komi Republic.
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