Tobolsk
 Tobolsk (?????????; Tatar: Tub?l) is a historic capital of Siberia, now an ordinary town in Tyumen Oblast of Russia. It is located at the confluence of rivers Tobol and Irtysh. In 2001, the population was about 95,000. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Tobolsk was founded by Yermak's Cossacks in 1585-86 during the first Russian advance into Siberia near the ruins of Siberia Khanate's capital Qashliq. It became the seat of the Viceroy of Siberia and prospered on the trade with China and Bukhara. It was there that the first school, theatre, and newspaper in Siberia were established. Daniel Defoe made his Robinson Crusoe stay in Tobolsk from September 1703 to June 1704.
Tatar: redirect Tatars... Siberia: Siberia (, common English transliterations: Sibir?, Sibir; from the Tatar for ?sleeping land?) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. It extends eastward from the Ural Mountains to the Pacific Ocean and southward from the Arctic Ocean to the hill... Tyumen Oblast: Tyumen Oblast (?????????? ????????) is a regional subdivision of Russia in the Urals Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Tyumen. It contains two autonomous districts, Khantia-Mansia, and Yamalia. Excluding the autonomous districts, Tyumen Oblast has an area of 159,869.7 km? (... Tobolsk related Images and Photos (experimental)
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