Sayansky Pass
| Sayansky Pass | |||
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 Sayansky Pass at 2206 m altitude on the border between the republics of Khakassia and Tuva |
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| Compass direction | west | east | |
| Pass height | 2206 m | ||
| region | Republic of Khakassia | Republic of Tuva | |
| Watershed | Bolshoi On → Ona → Abakan | Kara-Sug → Ak-Sug → Chemtschik | |
| Valley locations | Abasa | Ak-Dowurak | |
| expansion | Road link | ||
| Mountains | Western Sayan | ||
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 41 '57 " N , 89 ° 53' 35" E | ||
The Sajanski Pass ( Russian Саянский перевал , transcribed Sajanski Perewal ) is an important road connection in southern Siberia (Russia) near the border with Mongolia . It is located at 2206 m above sea level in Western Sayan .
The pass connects the remote Autonomous Republic of Tuva with the major cities of Western Siberia via a 250 km long mountain road . Coming from Krasnoyarsk and Abakan , the road runs through the town of Abasa through the gorges of the western Sayan Mountains. On the southeast side of the elongated mountain range up to 3000 m high, it leads over to Ak-Dowurak in Tuwa and on to the capital Kyzyl .
A second connection to the Republic of Tuva leads from Abakan through the Eastern Sayan .