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Birobidzhan: monument to the first settlers Monument to the first settlers, at the railroad station in Birobidzhan, Russia.

Birobidzhan

Russia
Also known as: Birobidžan, Tikhonkaya
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Birobidzhan, city and administrative centre of Yevreyskaya autonomous oblast (region), Khabarovsk kray (territory), far southeastern Siberia, Russia. The city is situated on the Bira River, a tributary of the Amur River, and on the Trans-Siberian Railroad. It was founded in 1928 as a railway station called Tikhonkaya. The oblast was formed in 1934, with Birobidzhan as its centre; Birobidzhan became a city in 1937. Industries include sawmilling and woodworking and a variety of light industries,...

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