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Tomsk Okrug
Tomsk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast in Russia, on the Tom (river), Tom River. Population: Founded in 1604, Tomsk is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. It has six universities, with over 100,000 students, including Tomsk State University, the oldest university in Siberia. Etymology The city is named after the Tom River, whose name may derive either from the Ket language, Ket word ''toom'' ("river") or from the Russian language, Russian word ''tyomny'' ("dark"). History Tomsk originated with a decree by Tsar Boris Godunov in 1604 after , the Siberian Tatars, Tatar duke of , asked for the Tsar's protection against Yenisei Kirghiz, Kyrgyz. The Tsar sent 200 Cossacks under the command of and Gavriil Ivanovich Pisemsky to construct a fortress on the bank of the Tom River, overlooking what would become the city of Tomsk. Toian ceded the land for the fortress to the Tsar. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomsk Oblast
Tomsk Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It lies in the southeastern West Siberian Plain, in the southwest of the Siberian Federal District. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Tomsk. Population: 1,047,394 (Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census). The development of the territory which now constitutes the oblast began in the early 17th century. Tomsk itself was founded in 1604. Some of the oblast's territory is inaccessible because it is covered with taiga woods and swamps. Tomsk oblast contains Vasyugan Swamp, the biggest swamp in the northern hemisphere. The oblast borders with Krasnoyarsk Krai and Tyumen Oblast, Tyumen, Omsk Oblast, Omsk, Novosibirsk Oblast, Novosibirsk, and Kemerovo Oblasts. Administrative divisions The oblast is directly divided into four cities and sixteen districts. The four administrative cities are the administrative center of Tomsk, Kedrovy, Tomsk Oblast, Kedr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
