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Siberia
region, Asia
Also known as: Sibir
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- Russian:
- Sibir
Recent News
Apr. 9, 2024, 4:54 AM ET (Voice of America)
Flooding spreads in Russia, putting thousands more at risk
Apr. 8, 2024, 5:14 PM ET (MSN)
'Explosion' Sparks Huge Fire at Russian Defense Facility in Siberia
Apr. 8, 2024, 7:19 AM ET (MSN)
Cities in Russia's Urals, west Siberia brace for worst floods in decades
Apr. 8, 2024, 5:00 AM ET (MSN)
Kamal Haasan's shooting for 'Thug Life' in Siberia cancelled
Apr. 6, 2024, 2:01 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
Russia: Orenburg officials urge evacuations amid flooding
Siberia, vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan, constituting all of northern Asia. Siberia extends from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east and southward from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-central Kazakhstan and the borders of Mongolia and China. All but the extreme southwestern area of Siberia lies in Russia. In Russian usage the administrative areas on the eastern flank of the Urals, along the Pacific seaboard, and within Kazakhstan are excluded from Siberia. The total area of Siberia in the wider sense is about 5,207,900 square miles (13,488,500 square km); ...(100 of 1176 words)