Mountain Shoriya

Mountain Shoriya

Mountain Shoria, Mountainous Shoria, or Gornaya Shoria (Russian: Горная Шория) is a territory in southern Siberia, Russia, east of the Altay Mountains. It is the southern part of Kemerovo Oblast. The indigenous population are the Shors people.

The territory is mountainous: spurs of Abakan Range, Salair Ridge and Kuznetsk Alatau, and is rich in ores.



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