Barnaul Overview
Barnaul is a city on the western banks of the Ob River in the
Altai Krai region of Siberia, Russia. Set along the river, Nagorny Park
contains old tombs, plus the city’s name in large letters. Nearby, Altai
State Museum of Local Lore documents military and mining history in a
19th-century building. The red-brick Pokrovsky Cathedral is topped with
blue domes. To the northwest, Barnaul Zoo is home to lions and wolves.
