| Jewish Autonomous Oblast (Еврейская автономная область (ru) ייִדישע אווטאָנאָמע געגנט (yi)) | |
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| The central square of Birobidzhan | |
| Information | |
| Country |  Russia |
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| Region | Russian Far East |
| Regional capital | Birobidzhan |
| Area | 36 000 km² |
| Population | 190 915 hab. (2002) |
| Density | 5,3 inhab./km² |
| Spindle | Vladivostok time |
| Official site | |
THE'Jewish Autonomous Oblast is a region ofRussian Far East.
Understand
The Jewish Autonomous Oblast is located on the left bank of the Amur River marking the border between the Russia and the China. Despite its name, the largest ethnic group in the oblast is Russians (93%) followed by Ukrainians (3%) and then Jews (1%) according to a 2010 census.
Regions
The Jewish Autonomous Oblast is divided into five Raïons.
 Raïons of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast |
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Cities
Other destinations
To go
By train
The Jewish Autonomous Oblast is located on the route of the Trans-Siberian and this is how the majority of visitors get there.
By plane
The oblast does not have an airport. The nearest airport is that of Khabarovsk.
Circulate
To speak
Although the Yiddish have official language status alongside the Russian, you won't hear it outside Yiddish synagogues and radio stations. The language used in the oblast is Russian.
