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The Baraba steppe or Baraba Lowland (), is a plain in western
Siberia Siberia ( ; , ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states ...
. It is named after Baraba Tatars, its indigenous inhabitants. The Baraba Lowland is an important
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n agricultural region.


Geography

It stretches for across the Omsk and
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oblasts between the Irtysh and the Ob Rivers.
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steppe landscapes predominate, as well as
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bogs and Solonchak grounds, although there are remnants of wooded areas. Barabinsk is the largest city in the lowland. Lakes Chany, Ubinskoye, Sartlan,
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, Zharagash and pink lake Krasnovishnevoye are located in the Baraba Lowland. The Kulunda Plain extends to the southeast. The border between both areas is not well defined.


See also

* Kurumbel Steppe * Baraba Tatars


References


External links

* Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands {{Siberia-geo-stub