Siberia is a region located in the northeastern part of Eurasia. According to 2002 data, more than 13 million people live on its territory. Below is information about the most notable Siberian cities. Briefly told about the administrative center of the East Siberian region - the city of Irkutsk. And also about Novosibirsk, Tyumen, Tomsk, Norilsk.
Irkutsk
This city is the sixth largest in Siberia. More than 600 thousand people live in Irkutsk. The city was founded in 1661 as a prison. Half a century later, it was badly damaged by a fire, which was repeated in 1879, after which it took more than ten years to restore. Until 1917, Irkutsk was a merchant city that flourished on Russian-Chinese trade.
Novosibirsk
In terms of population, this Siberian city ranks third in Russia. By area - the thirteenth. When did this Siberian city appear? The foundation of the Nikolsky churchyard, later called Krivoshchekovo, can beconsider the beginning of the history of Novosibirsk.
At the end of the 19th century, no more than 700 people lived here. Krivoshchekovites began to leave these places after it became known about the construction of the Great Siberian Route. This area had a bad reputation. The thing is that a village was located nearby, in which the natives lived, causing fear and hostility among the inhabitants of nearby settlements. Nevertheless, in May 1893, workers arrived here to build a new settlement. This year is officially considered the year of foundation of Novosibirsk.
The largest Siberian city in fifty years has increased its population from 75 thousand people to 1.1 million. Approximately 1.6 million people now live there, and this figure continues to grow. It's all about the good location of the railway line, once laid through the small Novo-Nikolaevsk - the future Novosibirsk.
Tyumen
This is the oldest Siberian city. For the first time the name "Tyumen" is mentioned in the annals of 1406. The construction of the Tyumen prison, which can be considered the basis of the future city, was started in 1586, not far from Chingi-Tura, by decree of Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich. Tyumen is the best Siberian city in terms of living standards.
Omsk
This Siberian city has many attractions. For example, streets, more precisely, their names. It is probably not easy for a visitor to navigate here. The number of streets with the name "Severnaya" here reaches 37. According to this indicator, Omsk ranks first in Russia. In addition, the Siberian cityleads in the number of streets of Workers, of which there are 34. Maryanovsky - 23. Amur streets in Omsk 21. Eastern - 11.
The city has streets 1st Passage and 3rd Passage. Where is the second one? Unknown. And there is the First Passage from the Third at a distance of several kilometers. And finally, RV-39 is a street that is 120 meters long, but has only one building.
Tomsk
This is the largest scientific and educational center among Siberian cities. There are nine universities, fifteen research institutes. In addition, there are many monuments of stone and wooden architecture in Tomsk, the first of which were created in the 15th century. More than 550 thousand people live in this Siberian city. It was founded in 1604.
It is worth saying a few words about Norilsk. It is the northernmost city in the world. It has about 177 thousand inhabitants. Norilsk has the unsightly title of the dirtiest Siberian city. About two tons of harmful substances enter the air here every year. All because of the Norilsk Nickel enterprise, in which almost half of the periodic table is mined. Harmful substances in the Norilsk air are contained in quantities hundreds of times higher than the permissible norms.
