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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.
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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.
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