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Birobidzhan
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Also known as the "Jewish Autonomous Oblast", this small region bordering China was created by Stalin to settle Russia's Jewish population, though with little success. A few buildings and other traces remain of this "experiment", particularly in the eponymous capital.
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Also known as the "Jewish Autonomous Oblast", this small region bordering China was created by Stalin to settle the Jewish population of Russia, though with little success. A few buildings and other traces remain of this "experiment", particularly in the eponymous capital.
Key facts
- Type of place: city.
- Tourist interest: (worth a stop if you are in the area).
- Location:
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- Local time: .
- Population: 74,791 inhabitants (2014).
- Area: 200 km².
- Altitude: 72 metres.
- Website: russiatrek.org/birobidzhan