Novosibirsk

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{{Infobox Russian city|EnglishName=Novosibirsk|RussianName=Новосибирск|Skyline=Theatre32.jpg|SkylineLegend=Novosibirsk opera and ballet theatre is the city's main symbol]|MunStatus|InJurisdictionOf=Novosibirsk Oblast, [Novosibirsky District|Charter=[Charter of Novosibirsk, [1904, [1926 ) is [Russia's third largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast. It is also the largest city in Siberia and the administrative center of Siberian Federal District, in the southwest of which it is located.

History It was founded in 1893 as the future site of the Trans-Siberian Railway bridge crossing the great Siberian river Ob River. Its importance further increased early in the 20th century with the completion of the Turkestan-Siberia Railway, connecting Novosibirsk to Central Asia and the Caspian Sea.

From 1893 until 1925, Novosibirsk was called Novonikolayevsk after Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.

Geography The city lies along the Ob River in the West Siberian Plain. To the south is the Ukok Plateau part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site entitled Golden Mountains of Altai.{{cite web|url=http://www.pacificenvironment.org/article.php?list=type&type=83|title=Altai: Saving the Pearl of Siberia|publisher=|accessdate=2006-11-30-->

Climate The climate is sharply Continental climate, with severely cold and snowy winters, and hot and dry summers. Temperatures in summer range from 20 to 25°C (75°F), in winter -18 to -20°C (0°F), but can reach -40°C (-40°F) in winter and 35-40°C (100°F) in summer. The difference between the highest and the lowest temperature is 88°C (158°F). Most of the time the weather is sunny, with an average of 2880 hours of sunshine per year.

Industry, education, science, and culture Industries include machine manufacturing and metallurgy. It is the home of one of Novosibirsk State University (situated in nearby Akademgorodok), a number of institutes and a scientific research center. Novosibirsk boasts opera and ballet companies, several theaters, museums, and art galleries. The city is widely considered to be the cultural center of Siberia. http://www.ostwest.com/en/russian-cities/novosibirsk/http://www.sibtours.com/?GroupId=270&ParentID=103http://www.world66.com/europe/russia/novosibirsk

Broadcasting Novosibirsk is home to Russia's most powerful shortwave relay station east of the Ural mountains. This relay station can reach most of South Asia, the Middle East, and People's Republic of China. The Magadan and Vladivostok relay stations when operated in conjunction with Novosibirsk can guarantee that the Voice of Russia or any other broadcaster renting time at Novosibirsk is heard in the intended target area.

Transport Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia (after Moscow and Saint Petersburg) and the first in Siberia in which a metro system was established (the Novosibirsk Metro, opened in 1986). The city is served by Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport with regular flights to Europe and Asia and other Russian cities. Tolmachevo is the hub for S7 Airlines. There is also the auxiliary Novosibirsk Elitsovka Airport and a smaller field for general aviation at Novosibirsk Severny Airport.

Sports Amongst several other former Soviet Olympians, Novosibirsk has the distinction of being the hometown of Alexander Karelin, the 12-time world champion Greco-Roman wrestler (including 3 Olympic gold and 1 Olympic silver medals), voted by International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles as the greatest Greco-Roman wrestler of the 20th century.

HC Sibir Novosibirsk - ice hockey team playing in the Russian Hockey Super League
FC Sibir Novosibirsk - football team playing in the Russian First Division
Sibirtelekom-Lokomotiv Novosibirsk - basketball team playing in the Men's Russian Basketball Super League
Dynamo-Energiya Novosibirsk - basketball team playing in the Women's Russian Basketball Super League

Novosibirsk has numerous sports facilities.

Music Two classical violinists of modern times, Vadim Repin and Maxim Vengerov, are natives of Novosibirsk.

The Zoo of Novosibirsk The Zoo of Novosibirsk is a world renowned zoo and a popular tourist attraction to the city. The zoo has over 4000 species of animals, and actively participates in thirty-two different societies for preserving endangered species. On average, around 700,000 people visit the zoo each year.

In 2000, the zoo held the closest relative to the cape lion of South Africa. John Spence was always fascinated about the stories of these grand lions scaling the walls of General Van Rieebecks castle in the 17th century. Spence's search took thirty years, which led him to the Novosibirsk Zoo where he found the closest living resemblance to the cape lion; the zoo called him Simon. The lion and his family are kept outdoors in large, natural settings. "It is kept all the year around in the climate conditions of the West Siberia at the temperatures from to . In forty years, more than sixty cubs were born." - http://sibzoo.narod.ru/animal/lev.htm

The zoo's current curator's name is Rostislav Shilo. Simon's cubs were named after him and his wife, Olga.{{cite web|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/07/0726_capelion_2.html|title=Has Rare Lion of Africa's Cape Eluded Extinction?|publisher=National Geographic News|accessdate=2007-01-06-->

Sister city

Daejeon, South Korea (2001)
Changchun, China (1994)
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, United States (1989)
Sapporo, Japan (1990)
Minsk, Belarus

References External links

TPC map 1:500 000
Google map
Alexandre Telnov's photographic introduction to Novosibirsk and Akademgorodok
CNN article on Siberian IT industry

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