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‘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

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‘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.

Russia’s northwestern Komi Republic was established in 1921, as an autonomous region. This RIA photo gallery presents the region's most spectacular sights.

© Yugyd Va National Park / G. BatulaThe 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.

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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.

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The republic’s population is nearly 1 million, with about 700,000 living in cities.

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The village of Krivoi Navolok, Komi Republic.

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The residents of the village of Krivoi Navolok, Komi Republic, celebrating their Village Day.

© Yugyd Va National Park / G. BatulaCattle-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.

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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.

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Komi’s wildlife counts nearly 4,400 of living species, belonging to 31 classes and 10 phyla, including 50 newly discovered species of spiders.

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The city of Syktyvkar, Komi Republic.

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Timber is the principal building material in the republic.

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The village of Krivoi Navolok, in the Komi Republic.