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Kozhuun
Kozhuun is the Tuvan term of an historical feudal administrative division known as a banner.
The term kozhuun is used today as a unit in the system of the administrative divisions of the Tuva Republic of Russia. A typical federal subject of Russia is subdivided into raions. Kozhuun is an ethnic name for a raion, used only in Tuva.
Tuva historically had nine kozhuun. Each kozhuun was divided into sumu which was then subdivided into arban.
List of historic kozhunn
- Tozhu
- Salchak
- Oyunnar
- Khemchik
- Khaasuut
- Shalyk
- Nibazy
- Daa-van and Choodu
- Beezi