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Tyumen is often regarded as the first Siberian city, from the western direction. 14. Tyumen was the first Russian settlement in Siberia. Founded in 1586 to support Russia's eastward expansion, the city has remained one of the most important industrial and economic centers east of the Ural Mountains.
Founded in 1586, it is the oldest Russian city in Siberia, located on the site of a Tatar town, Chingi-Tura, founded in the 14th century. A river port, it functions as a transshipment point. Its main industries are metalworking, engineering, shipbuilding, timber products, and chemicals.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Considered the earliest permanent Russian settlement in Siberia, Tyumen was founded in 1586 on the site of a Tatar encampment at the confluence of the Tura and Tiumenka Rivers.
- William Brumfield
Sep 4, 2023 · Tyumen was the first Russian settlement in Siberia. Founded in 1586 to support Russia's eastward expansion, the city has remained one of the most important industrial and economic centers east of the Ural Mountains. Tyumen has been unofficially titled the oil and gas capital of Russia.
Tyumen, founded in 1586, is a large city with a population of more than 700 thousand people located in the south of Western Siberia, about 2,200 km east of Moscow, the administrative center of the Tyumen region.
It was founded in 1586 by Yermak’s Cossacks on the River Tura on the site of the settlement of Chingi-Tura of the conquered Siberia Khanate. The new city aided Russian expansion into Siberia and became an important stop on the trade route to Central Asia.
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Nov 11, 2023 · As the 20th century rolled in, Tyumen’s architecture took a dramatic turn with the Soviet regime. The city became a hub for industrial development, and this era left an indelible mark on its architectural identity.
