Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast

The Gorno-Altai Autonomous Oblast (Russian: Горно-Алтайская автономная область) was formed as the Oyrot Autonomous Oblast (Russian: Ойротская Автономная область) in 1922 and renamed in 1948.

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

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]

See also

References
  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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