Mezhgorye (Russian: Межго́рье; Bashkir: Межгорье, romanized: Mejgorye IPA: [mˈэҙˈgʊ̞rˈjɪ] ⓘ) is a closed town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia, located in the southern Ural Mountains near Mount Yamantau, about 200 kilometers (120 mi) southeast of Ufa, the capital of the republic, on the banks of the Maly Inser River (a tributary of the Kama River).
[citation needed] Town status was granted to it in 1995, at which time it was given its present name.
[citation needed] It is the only closed town in Russia to be situated in a republic.
[4] The closed status of Mezhgorye means that in administrative terms it is subordinated directly to the federal government of Russia.
The town comprises two microdistricts (former settlements), located 23 kilometers (14 mi) apart: Tatly (Татлы) and Solnechny (Со́лнечный) (formerly called Kuzyelga (Кузъелга)).