tuva region - siberia
Tuva (Russian: ÑÑÐ²Ð°Ì tyh-VAH) or 'Tyva' is a republic in Eastern Siberia, bordering the Altai Republic to the west, Khakassia to the northwest, Krasnoyarsk Krai to the north, Irkutsk Oblast to the northeast, Buryatia to the east, and Mongolia to the south.