Ak-Dovurak
Encyclopedia
Ak-Dovurak is a town in the Tuva Republic, Russia
, located on the Khemchik River
(left tributary
of the Yenisei
), 301 kilometres (187 mi) west of Kyzyl
. Population:
It was founded in 1964 as a town housing the workers employed in construction of an asbestos
plant.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Khemchik River
Khemchik River
Khemchik River is a river in Tuva in Russia, a left tributary of the Yenisey River. The length of the river is 320 km, the area of its drainage basin is 27,000 km². The Khemchik freezes up in November and remains icebound until late April - early May. Its main tributaries are the Alash, Ak-Sug,...
(left tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Yenisei
Yenisei River
Yenisei , also written as Yenisey, is the largest river system flowing to the Arctic Ocean. It is the central of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean...
), 301 kilometres (187 mi) west of Kyzyl
Kyzyl
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. Population:
It was founded in 1964 as a town housing the workers employed in construction of an asbestos
Asbestos
Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring silicate minerals used commercially for their desirable physical properties. They all have in common their eponymous, asbestiform habit: long, thin fibrous crystals...
plant.