What is tytyumen Oblast?

What is tytyumen Oblast?

Tyumen oblast is the only region of Russia that extends (together with autonomous okrugs) from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the state border in the south making it the third largest province of Russia after Yakutia and Krasnoyarsk krai.

Where is Tyumen located?

Today Tyumen is an important business center. Tyumen is the transport hub and industrial center of Tyumen Oblast— an oil-rich region bordering Kazakhstan —as well as the home of many companies active in Russia’s oil and gas industry.

What does tytyumen mean?

Tyumen ( / tjuːˈmɛn / tew-MEN; Russian: Тюмень, IPA: [tʲʉˈmʲenʲ] ( listen); Siberian Tatar: Cîmke-tora) is the largest city and the administrative center of Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located on the Tura River 2,143 kilometers (1,332 mi) east of Moscow. Tyumen was the first Russian settlement in Siberia.

What is Tyumensky District?

Tyumen is the administrative center of the oblast and, within the framework of administrative divisions, it also serves as the administrative center of Tyumensky District, even though it is not a part of it.