Novosibirsk
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In this Article
- Introduction
- Neighbourhoods
- Sights and Activities
- Events and Festivals
- Weather
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Eat
- Drink
- Sleep
- Work
- Learn
- Keep Connected
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Quick Facts
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- Population
- 1,397,000 (2006 est)
- Size
- 500 km²
- International area code
- +7 383
- Timezone
- UTC+6 (in winter), UTC+7 (in summer)
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Introduction
Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia after Moscow and Saint Petersburg. It is also the youngest city to exceed the population of a million citizens, being founded in 1893. Novosibirsk is an ideal place for traveling in Siberia because of its tourist-aimed infrastructure and a developed transportation system.
Today Novosibirsk is[1]:
- The business-center of Siberia. It explains its business-tourism orientation as well as the abundance of exhibition pavilions and an extensively developed publicity market.
Neighbourhoods
Sights and Activities
- A Centre of Industry - There were launched many factories in the Novosibirsk region under the Soviets despite the lack of precious mineral resources. Even more of the factories were transported back home from the battlefields of WWII. Some of them are closed now, with the majority working half as efficiently as they could, but others keep on developing.
- The cultural center of Siberia - with some restrictions, though. Traditionally, theater has been the best-developed kind of cultural distraction here, but the city is large enough to provide many other ways of spending an evening or a weekend.
Events and Festivals
Weather
Getting There
Novosibirsk is a major transportation junction. Here, waterways lying through the River Ob join airways ending in Tolmachevo airport and two small local airports. Intercity highways meet railways, Novosibirsk having been initially built to serve as an important railroad junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Despite all this, the city’s road infrastructure is currently being reconstructed due to its inability to cope with the growing traffic load.
By Plane
By Train
By Car
By Bus
By Boat
Eat
Drink
Sleep
Budget
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novosibirsk Apartment | Ipodromskaya 21-41 | Apartment | 97 |
Mid-Range
Upscale
Work
Learn
Novosibirsk has a scientific and campus life center. Akademgorodok is a major scientific center comprising Novosibirsk State University and dozens of scientific laboratories and institutes. It was founded in 1950 and since then it has managed to become as integral a part of the city as its other areas, though it still bears its own marks of distinction, such as beautiful parks and forests, beaches, safe and quiet streets, many youngsters.
References
- 1 http://novosibirskguide.com
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