Zaonezhye

Zaonezhye () is a geographic region on the northern shore of Lake Onega in the Republic of Karelia of Russia, comprising the Zaonezhsky Peninsula () and nearby islands. Administratively, the area belongs to the Medvezhyegorsky District.

== Geography == Zaonezhye comprises the Zaonezhsky Peninsula in the northern part of Lake Onega, covering an area of about , as well as the nearby Kizhi archipelago, including islands such as Klimenetsky, Bolshoy Lelikovsky and Oleny. The peninsula is separated from the rest of the mainland by the Povenets Bay in the northeast as well as the Bolshoye Onego and Lizhma bays in the west. Administratively, Zaonezhye belongs to the Medvezhyegorsky District of the Republic of Karelia. More broadly, Zaonezhye may refer to the entire area on the shore opposite to Petrozavodsk.