Central Siberia | |
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Location ![]() | |
State | Russia |
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Region | Siberia |
Capital | Krasnoyarsk |
Central Siberia is a region of the Russia.
To know
Geographical notes
The central part of Siberia is today totally occupied by the Krasnoyarsk Territory, which incorporates the former Evenki district and the Tajmyr district.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Eniseysk (Енисейск or Yeniseysk) - One of the first cities of Siberia, proposed as a World Heritage SiteUNESCO.
- Igarka (Игаярка) - It has a useful airport, located in the far north of the region.
- Kansk (Канск) - Second most important city of the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
- Krasnoyarsk (Краснояярск or Krasnoyarsk) - On the banks of the Yenisei River is the third largest city in the Siberia.
- Minusinsk (Минусиянск) - Important archaeological center and the ancestral homeland of the Kyrgyz people.
- Užur (Ужуяр) - It rises between the reliefs of the Solgon heights and the western offshoots of the Kuznetsky Alatau, on the banks of the Užurka and Černavka rivers.
- Zelenogorsk (Зеленогорск, ex Zaozërnyj-13 and ex Krasnoyarsk-45) - Closed city.
- Železnogorsk (Железногорск) - Closed city.
Other destinations
- Ergaki - Beautiful ski resort and surrounded by nature located about 180 km from Minusinsk (12 hours by bus from Krasnoyarsk).