Where is Barnaul?
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Barnaul is a city that is located in the southWestern Siberia. Received the status of the city in 1771, is the administrative center of the Altai Territory since September 1937. Distance to Moscow is 3419 km, to Novosibirsk - 239 km.
Where is the city
Barnaul is located at the confluence of the river. Barnaulka in the river. Ob. Originally was founded as a settlement in 1730 by the initiative of Akinfiy Demidov, and at the moment is a large cultural and industrial city of Siberia.
Barnaul stands in the forest-steppe zone of the West Siberian Plain. From the north and east, the city is bordered by the Ob river, and from the southwest by a ribbon boron.
Of course, in comparison with another Siberianthe city of Novosibirsk, Barnaul is quite modest: the area of Barnaul - 321 square meters. km, and the number - about 681 thousand people. But at the same time Barnaul is the administrative center of the Altai Territory. The city is developing rapidly and is very promising in the tourism industry.
The nearest settlements
You can get to Barnaul by plane, train, bus and private car. The city is a transport hub, through which the branches of the West Siberian Railway pass.
From Barnaul you can get to the Mountainous Altai, Kazakhstan, Mongolia.
The nearest major settlements are Pavlovsk, Kamen-na-Obi, Novoaltaysk, Biysk, Aleisk, Rubtsovsk, Belokurikha.
If you decide to visit the city, then the information in the article How to get to Barnaul can be useful.
