Kharom-Vosh

Kharom-Vosh, also called Us-Tolt, was an old Mansi settlement in the Konda country of western Siberia. A noble prince was said to have lived at this fortified place, whose position belonged to a landscape of forest, marsh and waterways. The site was also revered by local people as a sacred place, and sacrifices were made on its summit. Its name recalls the indigenous centres of authority that existed along the rivers before Russian rule.