Omsk Oblast

Omsk Oblast (О́мская о́бласть OHMonday - skuh-yuh OH-blust') is a region in Western Siberia, which borders Tyumen Oblast to the northwest, Tomsk Oblast to the northeast, Novosibirsk Oblast to the east, and Kazakhstan to the south.

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Cities

Omsk — One of Siberia's most important cities and one of Russia's largest, an excellent stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway
Tara (Russia) | Tara — one of Siberia's first cities in the 16th century and the "mother" to many of Siberia's most important cities as it was an expeditionary base; it is a sleepy town home to a number of historical churches
Bolsherechye — a historic old Siberian fortress town (1627), which contains a huge zoo; its hippopotamuses made the news by turning up in a nearby lake and giving a couple drunk fishermen a real scare!

More Destinations

Chernoluchye/Krasnoyarka recreation area GPS 55.3233,73.07655
Tevriz

Omsk Oblast Halal Explorer

Omsk_Lenin_street - Lenin Street in Omsk]

Local Language in Omsk Oblast

Expect that some knowledge of Russian will greatly assist you in your travels here.

Travel to Omsk Oblast

Omsk is a major stop (and indeed, one of the best stops) on the Trans-Siberian Railway. This capital city is also the "terminus" for the Trans-Siberian Railway's South Ural branch.

Omsk has an airport, serviced by Flights from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Krasnoyarsk, and Andijan, Uzbekistan.

Get Around

What to see in Omsk Oblast

Achair Convent 54.656375, 73.842344 - A beautiful convent outside Omsk, which was used as a gulag in the 1930s, where over 100,000 perished from malnutrition and the cold

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Omsk Oblast

Cruising, whitewater rafting, and canoeing along the Irtysh, Tara, and Shish rivers
Hunting

Halal Restaurants in Omsk Oblast

To be updated

Stay Safe

No Islamophobic Incidents have been reported

News & References Omsk Oblast

Travel Next

The next major stops on the Trans-Siberian Railway are Tyumen to the west and Novosibirsk to the east. The first major stop to the west along the South Ural Branch of the Trans-Siberian Railway is Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan.