{"id":1919,"date":"2015-06-01T12:24:14","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T19:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/?p=1919"},"modified":"2019-11-21T17:42:14","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T00:42:14","slug":"russia-facts-about-siberia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/russia-facts-about-siberia","title":{"rendered":"Facts about Siberia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you planning\u00a0your <a title=\"Russian holidays\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/russia-where-to-go-on-vacation\/\">Russian holidays<\/a>? Ever thought about traveling to Siberia? Get some facts about Siberia here!<\/p>\n<p>The settlement of Siberia started in 1590.\u00a0Siberia is a land of mysteries, paradoxes, scary stories and crystal clear divine nature. What is Siberia? Where is Siberia?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1070\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_bGLyQ0ABQo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>23 things\u00a0you need to know about Siberia<\/h2>\n<p>And more<a title=\"Fun facts about Russia\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/interesting-facts-about-russian-geography\/\"> fun facts about Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1923\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1923\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1923 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Siberia.-Reindeer.jpg\" alt=\"What to see in Russia - Siberia\" width=\"900\" height=\"599\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siberia. Photo by Dmitry Nikonov, National geography winner<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Why Siberia is called Siberia?<\/h2>\n<p>What is the meaning of the word &#8220;Siberia&#8221;? Some scholars derive the word &#8220;Siberia&#8221; from the Mongolian Shaver (swamp), others associate the word with the name of &#8220;Sabirs&#8221; &#8211; the people who once inhabited the steppe of Western Siberia. The spreading of the\u00a0name for the entire territory of Siberia, was due to the Russian advance in\u00a0the late 16th century.<\/p>\n<h2>How big is Siberia?<\/h2>\n<p>The area of Siberia is\u00a0<strong>12.6 million square kilometers, 73.6% of all territory of Russia<\/strong>. What is it like? Imagine the area of 25 Frances, for example.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1930\" style=\"width: 511px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1930\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1930 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/russia_map_siberia.gif\" alt=\"Map of Russia\" width=\"501\" height=\"398\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where is Siberia. Photo alfinnextlevel.wordpress.com<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When was Siberia <span style=\"color: #000000;\">founded<\/span>?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you read somewhere that 14 March 1583 Ermak conquered Siberia in 1 day, do not be surprised. It&#8217;s true. Siberia is the second name of the city Isker, the capital of the Siberian Khanate.<\/p>\n<h2>Lake Baikal in Siberia<\/h2>\n<p>Among all <a title=\"Top places to visit in Russia\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/russia-top-10-places-to-visit\">top places to visit in Russia<\/a>, Lake Baikal is surely in Top 10. The area of Lake Baikal in Siberia is <strong>31.7 square kilometers<\/strong>, which is almost equal to the area of the Belgium. It is the deepest freshwater lake in the world. The water in the lake is very clear. About 20% of the world&#8217;s fresh water (excluding glaciers) is the\u00a0water of Lake Baikal. More than 2000 earthquakes occur around Baikal annually.<\/p>\n<h2>Lena River in Siberia<\/h2>\n<p>The Lena River, which stands on the banks of the city of Yakutsk is the fourth in the world in length and <strong>the world&#8217;s second largest delta<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Tunguska meteorite<\/h2>\n<p>Devices all around the world recorded the phenomenon, but&#8230; At the site of the Tunguska meteorite there is no crater. The meteorite itself\u00a0was never found&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Biggest\u00a0swamp in the world<\/h2>\n<p>Siberia is home to the largest swamp in the world &#8211; Vasyugan swamp. 20% wider than the whole of Switzerland. There are more than 800 lakes within the bounds of Vasyugan swamp. This swamp contains the world&#8217;s largest deposits of peat.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1927\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1927\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1927 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Vasyugan-lake-Siberia.-Photo-greenologia.ru_.jpg\" alt=\"Nature in Russia - Siberia\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vasyugan lake, Siberia. Photo greenologia.ru<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Diamond Land<\/h2>\n<p>Yakutia is\u00a0a land of\u00a0diamonds. It produces around a quarter of all diamonds in the world, and the purity of the Yakut diamonds is\u00a0valued much higher than most others.<\/p>\n<p>On December 23, 1980 in the ores of &#8216;Mir&#8217; pipe was found the largest diamond in Russia. It\u00a0weighs 342.5 carats (1 carat equals 0.2 grams). Transparent color, with a lemon-yellow tinge.<\/p>\n<p>The most expensive diamond brooch &#8220;Bouquet&#8221; is located in the Diamond Fund in Yakutia. Decorated with\u00a047 diamonds\u00a0and\u00a0pearls, brooch\u00a0weights\u00a035.32 g \u00a0and is valued at about 7 million. rubles.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Always winter in Russia?<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Permafrost occupies more than a quarter of the total land area of the planet Earth.<\/p>\n<p>The territory of Russia is 65% occupied by permafrost, mostly\u00a0in the areas of Eastern Siberia and Trans-Baikal. The greatest depth of the frost was recorded in Yakutia, on the river Viluy &#8211; 1370 meters.<\/p>\n<p>Gradually, the permafrost has moved south and covered the whole territory of Yakutia. Geological data show that the age of permafrost in Central Yakutia is <strong>1 million years.<\/strong> You can literally touch the permafrost in a unique complex of &#8220;The Kingdom of Permafrost&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2>Population of Siberia<\/h2>\n<p>Siberian population is about 20 million people. Ethnically, the bulk of the population are Russians, but this area is also home to many other ethnic groups and nationalities, such as the Buryats, Dolgan, Nenets, Komi, Khakassia, Chukchi, Evenks, Yakuts, and others.<\/p>\n<h2>The biggest cities in Siberia<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/facts-about-russia-russian-cities-top-20-facts\/\">largest\u00a0cities<\/a> of Siberia are Novosibirsk, Omsk, Krasnoyarsk. Biggest cities: Tyumen, Barnaul, Irkutsk, Novokuznetsk, Tomsk, Kemerovo, Ulan-Ude.<\/p>\n<h2>Lakes and rivers of Siberia<\/h2>\n<p>All Siberian rivers belong to the basin of the Arctic Ocean. The largest rivers of Siberia are \u00a0the Angara, Yenisei, Ob, Irtysh, Lena, Amur.\u00a0The largest lakes are Lake Baikal, Taimyr and Uvs Nuur.<\/p>\n<p>Lena and Yenisey are among the ten largest rivers in the world. Lena has the of length of 4.5 thousand km<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1926\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1926\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1926 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Khudozhnikov-lake-Siberia.-Photo-fanat1k.ru_.jpg\" alt=\"Pristine nature of Russia\" width=\"800\" height=\"562\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1926\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khudozhnikov lake, Siberia. Photo fanat1k.ru<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Lena Pillars<\/h2>\n<p>Steep, steep cliffs stretch along the right bank of the Lena River for more than 40 km. Nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The outlines of the rocks portray\u00a0the medieval castles, churches, figures of people, animals, and the legendary fairy-tale characters.<\/p>\n<h2>Mammoth<\/h2>\n<p>Yakutia is the birthplace of elephants. The first known to the world scientific community skeleton of a mammoth was found in 1799 in Yakutia, in the delta of the Lena River.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2006, the National Natural Park &#8220;Lena Pillars&#8221; got\u00a030 bisons as the gift from\u00a0the Government of Canada.<\/p>\n<h2>Yakut horse<\/h2>\n<p>Unique Yakut horses, which can easily withstand 50C\u00a0frost and get\u00a0their own food from under the snow, are believed to be same age as\u00a0mammoths.<br \/>\nMeat and fat of a young Yakut horse has a high nutritional and medicinal properties. The fat of Yakut horses contains the highest amount of unsaturated fatty acids (59%), as well as a large number (up 24.3%) of the famous alpha-linolenic acid (omega-3).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1925\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1925\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1925 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Yakut-horses.-Photo-goodnewsanimal.ru_.jpg\" alt=\"Siberia Russia - ethnic costumes\" width=\"730\" height=\"537\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yakut horses. Photo goodnewsanimal.ru<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Yakut dog<\/h2>\n<p>Yakut Laika is the oldest domestic dog in the world.<br \/>\nYakut Laika\u00a0was a trusted friend and a great help to a prehistoric man-hunter 25-35 thousand years ago.<br \/>\nOther researchers believe that Siberian\u00a0Laika is the result of the domestication of the wolf.<\/p>\n<h2>Vampire Butterly<\/h2>\n<p>In Siberia was found the rare vampire-butterfly. The males survive with blood only.<\/p>\n<h2>Oldest bracelet<\/h2>\n<p>Siberian archeologists have found the world&#8217;s oldest bracelet. According to the scientists from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, the bracelet is 40 thousand years old. The bracelet is made of polished stone &#8211; micaceous mineral, says\u00a0Siberian Times.<\/p>\n<p>Sources: stranamam.ru,\u00a0planetyakutia.com<\/p>\n<h2>Siberian Snow<\/h2>\n<p>The largest snowflakes in history were the size of 200-305 mm in diameter. They fell in 1971 in Bratsk.<\/p>\n<h2>Northern lights<\/h2>\n<p>From seven to eight months of the year the Yakut land is clad in snow, ice\u00a0and frost. The\u00a0winter here\u00a0is accompanied by one of the most vibrant and colorful phenomena of northern nature &#8211; the northern lights.<\/p>\n<h2>Pole of Cold<\/h2>\n<p>The area with the lowest air temperatures on the earth&#8217;s surface.\u00a0In\u00a0Tomtor village the temperature reaches -71,2 \u00b0 C.<\/p>\n<h2>Chyskhaan<\/h2>\n<p>Chyskhaan is the<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Lord of the Frost. According to\u00a0Yakut legend, Frost Bull creates cold with his breath. Every year Russian Ded Moroz (Santa Claus)\u00a0begins the pre-Christmas trip around the country with visiting\u00a0Chyskhaan.<\/p>\n<h2>Reindeer<\/h2>\n<p>It was hunting for reindeer that\u00a0allowed primitive man to settle in\u00a0the\u00a0tundra zone of Russia and sneak across the Bering bridge into America. Indigenous peoples of Yakutia are still traditionally engaged in reindeer pastoralism.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1924\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1924\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1924 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Photo-Etnic.ru_.jpg\" alt=\"Siberian winter in Russia\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Siberia in winter. Photo Etnic.ru<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you planning\u00a0your Russian holidays? Ever thought about traveling to Siberia? Get some facts about Siberia here! 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