Irkutsk


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Note: "Irkutsk (/ɪərˈkutsk/ eer-KOOTSK;[13] Russian: Иркутск, IPA: [ɪrˈkutsk]; Buryat and Mongolian: Эрхүү, Erhüü) is the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, and one of the largest cities in Siberia.

Many distinguished Russians were sent into exile in Irkutsk for their part in the Decembrist revolt of 1825, and the city became an exile-post for the rest of the century. Some of the fine wooden houses still survive, contrasting with the dominant Soviet architecture. When the railway reached Irkutsk, it had earned the nickname of "The Paris of Siberia." The city saw bitter fighting in the Russian Civil War of 1918–20, and then became a major centre of aircraft manufacture." - (en.wikipedia.org 05.04.2020)
Latitude: 52.283332824707
Longitude: 104.30000305176
Population: 586,695
Time zone: Asia/Irkutsk

[Last update: 2020/04/05]