Altay
Encyclopedia
In China
- Altay PrefectureAltay PrefectureAltay Prefecture is located in northern Xinjiang, China. It has an area of 118,015 km² and a population of 561,667 . It is a part of Ili Kazakh Autonomous 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
- Govi-Altai Province, an Aimag (province)
- Altai City, the capital of the Govi-Altai Aimag
- Several Sums (districts) of different Aimags:
- Altai, Govi-AltaiAltai, Govi-AltaiAltai is a sum of Govi-Altai Aimag in western Mongolia. It is located in the south of the aimag, and not to be confused with the aimag capital, which is also named Altai, but located in the Yesönbulag sum....
- Altai, Bayan-ÖlgiiAltai, Bayan-ÖlgiiAltai is a town and sum of Bayan-Ölgii Province in western Mongolia....
- Altai, KhovdAltai, KhovdAltai is a sum of Khovd Province in western of Mongolia....
- Altai, Govi-Altai
In Russia
- Altai RepublicAltai RepublicAltai Republic is a federal subject of Russia . Its capital is the town of Gorno-Altaysk. The area of the republic is . Population: -Geography:...
, a federal subject of Russia - Altai KraiAltai KraiAltai Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It borders with, clockwise from the south, Kazakhstan, Novosibirsk and Kemerovo Oblasts, and the Altai Republic. The krai's administrative center is the city of Barnaul...
, a federal subject of Russia
Language & ethnic group
- Altaic languagesAltaic languagesAltaic is a proposed language family that includes the Turkic, Mongolic, Tungusic, and Japonic language families and the Korean language isolate. These languages are spoken in a wide arc stretching from northeast Asia through Central Asia to Anatolia and eastern Europe...
- Altay peopleAltay peopleThe Altay or Altai are an ethnic group of Turkic people living in the Siberian Altai Republic and Altai Krai and surrounding areas of Tuva and Mongolia. For alternative ethnonyms see also Teleut, Tele, Telengit, Mountain Kalmuck, White Kalmuck, Black Tatar, Oirat/Oirot.The Uriankhai people were...
, an ethnic group. - Altay languageAltay languageAltay is a language of the Turkic group of languages. It is an official language of Altai Republic, Russia. The language was called Oyrot prior to 1948. There were ca...
People
- Altay Utkan, a Turkish bureaucrat and governor
- Altay Sarsenuly AmanzholovAltay Sarsenuly AmanzholovAltay Sarsenuly Amanzholov is a Kazakh Turkologist. He followed his father Sarsen Amanzholov's steps continuing in this field of study.-Biography:He graduated in 1957 at the Eastern Languages Institute of Moscow State University, in Turkic philology...
, a Kazakh Turkologist - Altay Dağdelen, Turkish footballer
- Altay KahramanAltay KahramanAltay Kahraman is a footballer from Switzerland who previously played as midfielder for FC Aarau in the Swiss Super League.-References:...
, Swiss footballer - Altay ÖzurgancıAltay ÖzurganciAltay Özurgancı is a Turkish professional basketball player of İTÜ.-External links:**...
, Turkish basketball player - Fahrettin AltayFahrettin AltayFahrettin Altay was an Ottoman officer and Turkish general.He was born to Ismail Bey and Hayriye Hanım in İşkodra ....
, Turkish general.
Other uses
- Altai, a historical novel by Wu Ming
- Altai Mountains
- Altay (sheep)Altay (sheep)Altay is a breed of domesticated sheep originating in the dry, cold mountain basins of China. This breed belongs to the fat-rumped carpet wool type of sheep and the Kazakh group. Although the Altay grows wool, it is raised primarily for the meat....
, a sheep breed - Altay S.K., a football club from İzmir, Turkey
- Altay (tank), a Turkish main battle tank (2012)
- Altai gas pipelineAltai gas pipelineThe Altai gas pipeline is a proposed natural gas pipeline to export natural gas from Russia's Western Siberia to North-Western China.-History:...
, proposed natural gas pipeline between Russia and China - Computer Associates Int. Inc. v. Altai Inc.Computer Associates Int. Inc. v. Altai Inc.Computer Associates International, Inc. v. Altai, Inc., 982 F.2d 693 is a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that addressed to what extent non-literal elements of software are protected by copyright law. The court used and recommended a three-step process...
, a United States legal case