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Tyumen Oblast Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

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About Tyumen Oblast

Tyumen Oblast actually encompasses the two territories to its north,Khantia-MansiaandYamalia, making it the 3rd largest administrative division in Russia. The region around Tyumen is the heart of historic Siberia, with Tobolsk being the former capital of "Western Siberia," a region comprising today'sUralsandWestern Siberia. Some of history's most famous Siberians hail from this area, most notably Irving Berlin and Rasputin. Even tourists just passing through this region should make a point of visitingTobolskfor its magnificent and unique kremlin. Most will also visit historic Tyumen, the regional capital, located on theTrans-Siberian Railway.

Tyumen Oblast Travel Guide Sections

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