Russia - Omsk Region - RussiaTrek.com

Overview:
Geographical Features: Omsk region is situated to the south-west of West-Siberian low-lands and occupies territory of 140 thousand square kilometers (54 thousand square miles). It borders on Tyumenskaya region in the west and north, on Tomskaya and Novosibirskaya regions in the east, on Kazakhstan in the south and south-west. The northern part of the oblast is a forest-taiga zone. Forest-steppe with fertile black earth soil stretches to the south. Irtish, the largest tributary of the river Ob, flows south-north over the oblast and is navigable throughout the territory. Like Novosibirsk oblast, this of Omsk isn't rich in natural resources.
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Population: Population of the region is more than 2.700.000 people.

Economy: The most economically advanced territory in the region is situated to the south of the TransSiberian Railway, which crosses the oblast latitudinally. The oblast's economy is industrial-agrarian. In 1994 the industrial output amounted to 4423.5 billion rubles.

Administrative division: Area of the region is 139.7 thousand sq. km. It is divided into 32 administrative districts.

Brief History:

In 1716 the fortress was founded by the colonel Ivan Bukhgolts.
In the second half of the 18th century the fortress became the biggest construction in the east of the country.
By the beginning of the 19th century Omsk - the centre of trade and agricultural science.
Transsiberian railway gave a great impulse to town`s development.
The years of 1918-1919 were connected with the admiral Kolchak, who proclaimed the town as the capital of Russia.
In January 1918 Omskaya region was founded.