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Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast

Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast

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Not to be confused with Gorno-Altai Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

The Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast (Russian: Горно-Алтайская автономная область) was an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union. Formed as the Oyrot Autonomous Oblast (Russian: Ойротская Автономная область) in 1922, it was later renamed in 1948.

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It was upgraded into an ASSR in 1990, shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It corresponds to the current Altai Republic.

A minor planet 2232 Altaj discovered in 1969 by Soviet astronomer B. A. Burnasheva is named after Altai.[1]

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  1. [1]
    Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (5th ed.). New York: Springer Verlag. p. 181. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.


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