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==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]].
==History==▼
The fortress of '''Bikatunskaya''' ({{lang|ru|Бикатунская}}), or '''Bikatunsky [[Ostrog (fortress)|Ostrog]]''' ({{lang|ru|Бикатунский острог}}), was founded in 1708-1709:<ref name="gr">{{cite book|title=[[Great Russian Encyclopedia|Большая российская энциклопедия]]. Том 3|year=2005|publisher=Большая российская энциклопедия|location=Moscow|isbn=978-5-85270-330-9|page=473}}</ref> it was constructed near the confluence of Biya and Katun Rivers (hence the name) in 1709 by the order the Russian [[Tsar]] [[Peter the Great]] signed in 1708.<ref name="bf">[http://biisk.info/bijsk-v-16-nachale-20-veke/osnovanie-biyskoy-kreposti/ Основание Бийской крепости] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605051315/http://biisk.info/bijsk-v-16-nachale-20-veke/osnovanie-biyskoy-kreposti/ |date=June 5, 2014 }}</ref> Yet, in 1710, after a three-day battle, the ostrog was destroyed by the [[Dzungar people]].<ref name="bf" /> The Bikatunskaya fortress was re-built at a new place ({{convert|20|km|sp=us}} up the Biya, on the right bank of the river) in 1718 and renamed '''Biyskaya''' ({{lang|ru|Бийская}}) in 1732.<ref name="bf" /> Gradually, Biysk lost its role as a military base, but became an important center of trade, and was granted town status in 1782.<ref name="gr" /> In 1797, the town was abolished, but in 1804 it was restored as an [[uyezd]] town of [[Tomsk Governorate]] and granted the coat of arms which is still in use.▼
==Climate==
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▲==History==
▲The fortress of '''Bikatunskaya''' ({{lang|ru|Бикатунская}}), or '''Bikatunsky [[Ostrog (fortress)|Ostrog]]''' ({{lang|ru|Бикатунский острог}}), was founded in 1708-1709:<ref name="gr">{{cite book|title=[[Great Russian Encyclopedia|Большая российская энциклопедия]]. Том 3|year=2005|publisher=Большая российская энциклопедия|location=Moscow|isbn=978-5-85270-330-9|page=473}}</ref> it was constructed near the confluence of Biya and Katun Rivers (hence the name) in 1709 by the order the Russian [[Tsar]] [[Peter the Great]] signed in 1708.<ref name="bf">[http://biisk.info/bijsk-v-16-nachale-20-veke/osnovanie-biyskoy-kreposti/ Основание Бийской крепости] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605051315/http://biisk.info/bijsk-v-16-nachale-20-veke/osnovanie-biyskoy-kreposti/ |date=June 5, 2014 }}</ref> Yet, in 1710, after a three-day battle, the ostrog was destroyed by the [[Dzungar people]].<ref name="bf" /> The Bikatunskaya fortress was re-built at a new place ({{convert|20|km|sp=us}} up the Biya, on the right bank of the river) in 1718 and renamed '''Biyskaya''' ({{lang|ru|Бийская}}) in 1732.<ref name="bf" /> Gradually, Biysk lost its role as a military base, but became an important center of trade, and was granted town status in 1782.<ref name="gr" /> In 1797, the town was abolished, but in 1804 it was restored as an [[uyezd]] town of [[Tomsk Governorate]] and granted the coat of arms which is still in use.
==Administrative and municipal status==
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