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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.
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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.
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novosibirsk Apartment | Ipodromskaya 21-41 | Apartment | 97 |
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.
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