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{{Short description|City in Altai Krai, Russia}}
{{Infobox Russian city
|en_name=Biysk
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|coordinates = {{coord|52|32|N|85|13|E|display=inline,title}}
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|image_flag=Flag of Biysk.png
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|federal_subject=[[Altai Krai]]
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|adm_city_jur=[[city of federal subject significance|city of krai significance]] of Biysk
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|urban_okrug_jur=Biysk Urban Okrug
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|website=http://biysk22.ru/
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'''Biysk''' ({{lang-rus|Бийск|p=bʲijsk}}; {{lang-alt|Јаш-Тура|p=ɟaʃ-tura}}) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|city]] in [[Altai Krai]],
==History==
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==Economy==
The city's industry grew rapidly, especially after some factories were evacuated there from the west of the [[Soviet Union]] during [[World War II]]. Later the city was an important center of arms development (including [[solid-fuel rocket]] engines<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/4_biysl.htm |title=
[[Evalar]], one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in Russia, is headquartered in Biysk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.evalar.com/about/company-history/|title=Company history - Evalar|access-date=April 13, 2020|archive-date=September 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927131936/https://www.evalar.com/about/company-history/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Transportation===
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==Education and culture==
Biysk is a center of education and culture, and a home to an [[Altai State Academy of Education|academy of education]], a technical institute and other educational institutions, a drama theater (founded in 1943), a museum of local lore, and other facilities.
==Geography==
The city is called ''"the gates to the [[Altai Mountains]]"'', because of its position comparatively not far from this range. Chuysky Highway begins in Biysk and then goes through the [[Altai Republic]] to [[Mongolia–Russia border|Russia's border with Mongolia]].
===Climate===
Biysk has a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dfb'') with frigid, rather dry winters and very warm, damp summers.
{{Weather box|width=auto
|location=Biysk (1991-2020, extremes 1936-present)
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|Jan record high C = 6.5
|Feb record high C = 9.9
|Mar record high C = 17.4
|Apr record high C = 33.7
|May record high C = 36.7
|Jun record high C = 37.2
|Jul record high C = 38.9
|Aug record high C = 38.8
|Sep record high C = 37.0
|Oct record high C = 28.4
|Nov record high C = 19.7
|Dec record high C = 10.8
|year record high C = 38.9
|Jan high C=-10.7
|Feb high C=-7.4
|Mar high C=0.4
|Apr high C=11.9
|May high C=20.4
|Jun high C=25.1
|Jul high C=26.6
|Aug high C=25.1
|Sep high C=18.3
|Oct high C=10.2
|Nov high C=-1.4
|Dec high C=-8.1
|Jan mean C= -16.3
|Feb mean C= -14.1
|Mar mean C= -6.1
|Apr mean C= 5.0
|May mean C= 12.8
|Jun mean C= 18.2
|Jul mean C= 20.0
|Aug mean C= 17.7
|Sep mean C= 11.1
|Oct mean C= 3.9
|Nov mean C= -6.1
|Dec mean C= -13.1
|Jan low C = -21.6
|Feb low C = -19.8
|Mar low C = -11.8
|Apr low C = -0.8
|May low C = 5.9
|Jun low C = 11.7
|Jul low C = 14.0
|Aug low C = 11.3
|Sep low C = 5.3
|Oct low C = -0.9
|Nov low C = -10.1
|Dec low C = -17.9
|Jan record low C = -51.8
|Feb record low C = -50.6
|Mar record low C = -43.1
|Apr record low C = -31.5
|May record low C = -7.8
|Jun record low C = -1.2
|Jul record low C = 2.0
|Aug record low C = -2.1
|Sep record low C = -7.6
|Oct record low C = -24.1
|Nov record low C = -43.9
|Dec record low C = -50.5
|year record low C = -51.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 30
|Feb precipitation mm = 24
|Mar precipitation mm = 26
|Apr precipitation mm = 41
|May precipitation mm = 57
|Jun precipitation mm = 55
|Jul precipitation mm = 70
|Aug precipitation mm = 53
|Sep precipitation mm = 42
|Oct precipitation mm = 49
|Nov precipitation mm = 53
|Dec precipitation mm = 41
|Jan precipitation days = 13.7
|Feb precipitation days = 10.6
|Mar precipitation days = 11.3
|Apr precipitation days = 11.1
|May precipitation days = 12.5
|Jun precipitation days = 12.3
|Jul precipitation days = 12.9
|Aug precipitation days = 12.5
|Sep precipitation days = 11.4
|Oct precipitation days = 14.0
|Nov precipitation days = 15.2
|Dec precipitation days = 16.2
|year precipitation days =
|source 1 = Pogoda.ru.net <ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/29939.htm
| title = Погода и Климат – Климат Бийска
| publisher = Weather and Climate (Погода и климат)
| language = ru
| access-date = 22 December 2022
| archive-date = January 18, 2022
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220118170841/http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/29939.htm
| url-status = live
}}</ref>
|source 2 = climatebase.ru (precipitation days 1936-2012)<ref name="climatebase">{{cite web|title=Biysk, Russia|url=http://climatebase.ru/station/29939|lang=en|publisher=Climatebase.ru|accessdate=January 24, 2013}}</ref>
}}
==Notable people==
* [[Alexander Bessmertnykh (politician)|Alexander Bessmertnykh]] (born 1933), Russian diplomat
* [[Aleksandr Bogatyryov]] (1963–2009), Kazakhstani football player
* [[Lev Bogomolets]] (1911–2009), Soviet Russian painter
* [[Artyom Fomin]] (born 1988), Russian footballer
* [[Konstantin Garbuz]] (born 1988), Russian footballer
* [[Sergey Kamenskiy]] (born 1987), Russian sports shooter
* [[David Khurtsidze]] (born 1993), Russian footballer
* [[Vsevolod Kukushkin]] (born 1942), Russian journalist, writer and ice hockey administrator
* [[Ilyas Kurkaev]] (born 1994), Russian volleyball player
* [[Aleksandr Lokshin]] (1920–1987), Russian composer of classical music
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://biysk22.ru/ Official website of Biysk] {{
*[http://bijsk.jsprav.ru/ Biysk Business Directory] {{in lang|ru}}
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