Tuva
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Tuva or Tyva, officially the Republic of Tyva, is a republic of Russia. Tuva lies at the geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia. The republic borders the federal subjects of the Altai Republ
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tuva in 2007
The geographic "center of Asia", 2015
Azas Lake
Mountains of Tuva
Tuvan language
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Tuvan, also spelt Tyvan, is a Turkic language spoken in the Republic of Tuva in South Central Siberia, Russia. There are small groups of Tuvans that speak distinct dialects of Tuvan in China and Mongo
Tuva
…against ethnic Russians triggered an exodus and OMON special police deployment. As of 2021, ethnic Tuvans make up 88.7% of the population. They speak the Tuvan language as their native tongue. Ethnic Russians make up 10.1% and speak the Russian language. Both languages are official and widely understood in the republic…
Inscription in Kyzyl using Turkic script