Omsk

Russia / Omsk /
 city, capital city of state/province/region, former national capital, City of Labour Valour
Omsk (/ˈɒmsk/; Russian: Омск, IPA: [omsk]) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia and has a population of over 1.1 million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk, and the twelfth-largest city in Russia. It is an important transport node, serving as a train station for the Trans-Siberian Railway and as a staging post for the Irtysh River. During the Imperial era, Omsk was the seat of the Governor General of Western Siberia and, later, of the Governor General of the Steppes. For a brief period during the Russian Civil War in 1918–1920, it served as the capital of the anti-Bolshevik Russian State and held the imperial gold reserves. Omsk serves as the episcopal see of the bishop of Omsk and Tara, as well as the administrative seat of the Imam of Siberia. The mayor is Sergey Shelest. The city of Omsk is named after the Om river. This hydronym in the dialect of Baraba Tatars means "the quiet one".
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omsk
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Coordinates:   54°58'59"N   73°22'8"E

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  • The climate is dry and continental, characterized by dramatic swings of weather. The average daily temperatures are, over the last thirty years, 20 °C (68 °F) in July and −19 °C (−2.2 °F) in January, although typical extremes reach 45 °C (113 °F) in the summer and −45 °C (−49 °F) in the winter. The average number of sunny days is over 300 per year. The annual rainfall is 315 millimetres (12.4 in).
  • very nice city
  • ja sam iz republike srpske..moj pradeda je iz OMSKA