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Novosibirsk [a] is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and the Siberian Federal District in Russia.As of the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,633,595, [21] making it the most populous city in Siberia and the third-most populous city in Russia after Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
The Central Siberian Plateau is an ancient craton (sometimes named Angaraland) that formed an independent continent before the Permian (see the Siberian continent). It is exceptionally rich in minerals, containing large deposits of gold , diamonds , and ores of manganese , lead , zinc , nickel , cobalt , and molybdenum .
The Church of the Cross (1747–60) is a pinnacle of the Siberian Baroque architecture. Irkutsk [62] is a point of interest for tourists with its numerous museums and old architecture. The Taltsy Museum (Russian: Тальцы), located on the Angara 47 kilometers (29 mi) south of Irkutsk, is an open-air museum of Siberian traditional architecture.
City Russian name Federal subject; Abakan: Абакан: Republic of Khakassia: Abaza: Абаза: Republic of Khakassia: Abdulino: Абдулино: Orenburg Oblast
1581–1585 - Siberian campaign of Ermak Timofeevich 1586 - Vasily Sukin founded Tyumen (the first Russian city in Siberia), on the site on the former capital of the Siberian Khanate 1587 - Tobolsk was founded on the Irtysh , which later became the "Capital of Siberia"
Siberia Governorate, together with seven other governorates, was established on December 29 [O.S. December 18], 1708, by Tsar Peter the Great's edict. [1]As with the rest of the governorates, neither the borders nor internal subdivisions of Siberia Governorate were defined; instead, the territory was defined as a set of cities and the lands adjacent to those cities.
Siberian Federal District (Russian: Сибирский федеральный округ, IPA: [sʲɪˈbʲirskʲɪj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. Its population was 17,178,298 according to the 2010 Census , [ 2 ] living in an area of 4,361,800 square kilometers (1,684,100 sq mi). [ 1 ]
The extent of the Siberian Traps (map in German) (from Siberian Traps) Image 13 A sample of Siberian Traps basalt (dark) containing native iron (from the Putorana Plateau) (from Siberian Traps ) Image 14 The Khanate of Sibir in the 15th and 16th centuries (from History of Siberia )