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Novosibirsk became an oblast in 1937 and included the territory that is now Tomsk and Kemerovo from 1943 to 1944. Currently, there are twelve cities in Novosibirsk. The main stream of the river Ob runs northwest in the east of Novosibirsk, and the Irtysh River runs through the west. Lake Chany is located in the valley of the river Kargat and Chulym.
It was called Novonikolayevsk until 1925 but later received a new name, Novosibirsk. It started as a small city in 1893, built in a place where the Siberian Railway crossed the Ob River, and developed into a distribution and transportation hub. Its growth accelerated even more along with the development of Siberia after the revolution, and now Novosibirsk is one of the most industrialized cities in Russia.

Geographical Features

Much of Novosibirsk belongs to the wet lowlands of Siberia, divided into Barabinsk, a grassland steppe in the north, and Kulunda steppe in the south. And the southeast region is covered by Ob hill, which is 200-500 meters above sea level.

Climate

Novosibirsk has a typical continental climate with great temperature differences (January -24℃, July +22℃), and the vegetation/soil of taiga and steppes is observed in the area. The Kulunda steppe is a black-soil area, well known as the breadbasket of Siberia, producing a great amount of wheat sown in the spring. In addition, the area grows oats, barley, and sunflowers on a large scale. Heavy industry has been promoted around the city of Novosibirsk.

Economy

Novosibirsk is a major station of the Siberian Railway and is the transportation hub with branch lines to Barnaul and Kuzbass. It is considered a node where a river port, the railway, the airport, and road network are joined together. A 400,000-kW hydroelectric power plant was built as well in 1959. Novosibirsk has imported materials for metalwork from Kuzbass since 1930 and has developed machines for various industries such as power, transportation, and agriculture as well as factories for hydrostatic press gauges, machine tools, and metallurgy. Other industries developed in Novosibirsk are chemistry (chemicals and plastic), wood processing, and food (meat processing, milling, and dairy cream)

Tourist Attractions

• Novosibirsk Regional Museum

  Materials and articles of nature and the history of Siberia are displayed, including the history of the Siberian Railway.

• Akademgorodok

  A city built in 1958 near the artificial lake at the side of the river Ob. The population is 40,000 and a large number of scientific research institutes are located in this city, including the Russian Academy of Science (RAS).

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