Shemonayevskoye

Shemonayevskoye stands on the Uba, a right-bank tributary of the Irtysh, in the western foothills of the Altai. The river joins the larger waterway downstream of the mountain country, linking this settlement with the Irtysh valley. Founded in 1766, the settlement took its name from an early resident, Shemonayevskiy. Its position placed it among the river valleys and approaches to the mining districts of the Altai.