Autonomous Republics
Republic of Tuva
Subtopics
Republic of TuvaThe Republic of Tuva that has an autonomous structure within the Russian Federation today is located in the northern parallels of 49-45° 53.46° and th…Rivers and LakesThe country is full of rivers. The most significant one is Yenisey. Yenisey River takes the name of "Ulug Hem" (Yenisei) when the Rivers of "Beg Hem"…ClimateThe climate in Tuva that is located in the South of the Siberia is fairly harsh, but not as much as in the north. However, it is not a totally fair co…Places of SettlementThe capital of the country is the Red City founded in the year of 1914 with its first name of Hem Beldiri (the place in which two rivers run into). Th…PopulationThese lands with the terrestrial area of 170.500 square kilometres were consisted of an area of 200.000 square kilometres when the country was connect…HistoryTuva Turks call themselves as "Tıva". They do not like the word of "Tuva" because the Russians use this word. There are various views about the origin…ReligionTuva people have two religious beliefs just like in the other Turkish communities in Siberia. However, while the other communities are the believers o…Language and LiteratureTuva Turkish is classified as "d" group in accordance with the classifications of the Turcologists. This classification results from the preservation…Means of SubsistenceThe lives of Tuva Turks depended upon the stockbreeding and hunting until the century XX just like the other Turkish tribes. The Russian immigration t…Movements for IndependencyTuva people who were devoted to their own cultures and faiths lost various patriots as casualties of the communist system before the collapse of the U…Relations with TurkeyThe first contact in the official level was carried out with the Turkey visit of Tuva's President, Şerig-Ool Oorjak together with a committee in the m…