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Siberia (general region) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 55 00 56 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 55.0157 decimal degrees |
| Long: 082 57 45 E degrees minutes |
Long: 82.9628 decimal degrees |
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Note: Inhabited by Huns, Mongols & Manchus since early historic times; conquered by Cossack Ermak Timofeev 1581; notorious for treacherous winters & as a place of exile; contains notable deposits of gold, coal, diamonds & natural gas. |
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| Sibir' (preferred,C,V)
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| Siberia (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Sibirïe (C,O)
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| Siberian (C,V,English,U,A)
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| סיביר (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Siberian Federal District (C,U)
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| Sibir’ (C,U,O,Russian-P)
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| Siberie (C,U)
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| Sibirien (C,U)
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| Сибирь (C,U,Russian)
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Siberia (general region) (P) |
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