Amur Oblast

Amur Oblast (Аму́рская о́бласть, ah-MOOR-skuh-yuh OH-blust') is a region in the Russian Far East roughly the size of Japan with less than 1% Japan's population. It borders Zabaykalsky Krai to the West, Yakutia to the north, Khabarovsk Krai to the east and the Jewish Autonomous Oblast to the southeast and China to the south. }}

Cities

Blagoveshchensk 50.257778,127.536389 Blagoveshchensk =Благовещенск-2011 (041) One of the oldest city's of the Russian Far east, whose 19th century buildings have been restored and the regional capital; on the Chinese border

Belogorsk 50.916667,128.483333 Belogorsk, Amur Oblast =Белогорск 4735
Skovorodino 53.983333,123.933333 - Skovorodino, Amur Oblast Scovorodino
Tynda 55.15,124.716667 Tynda Tynda from right-bank - the only town of any size in northwestern Amur Oblast

More Destinations

Khingansky Nature Reserve 49.017075,130.447078 - Khingan Nature Reserve =Хинганский заповедник
Zeysky Nature Reserve 53.962864,127.372522 - Zeya Nature Reserve =Зейский заповедник

Introduction

Amur Oblast is of special economic importance, being home to the mainstay of the Russian Far East's water supply and vast Gold and other mineral deposits.

Local Language in Amur Oblast

See Russian phrasebook.

Travel to Amur Oblast

Travel by train to Amur Oblast

The Trans-Siberian Railway is the primary street by which most travelers visit Amur Oblast. The mainline stops at Skovorodino, Belogorsk and Svobodny. Blagoveshchensk is served by a spoke from Belogorsk; Tynda by a spoke from Skovorodino and by the Baikal-Amur Mainline.

By plane

Ignatyevo airport (IATA Flight Code: BQS)

Transportation in Amur Oblast

What to See

Muslim Travel Tips

Halal Restaurants & Food in Amur Oblast

Stay Safe

Where to go next

The next major stop to the east on the Trans-Siberian Railway is Birobidzhan; to the West, Chita.