Siberia
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Siberia is a vast, sparsely populated region in northern Asia known for its harsh climate, rich natural resources, and historical role as a place of exile and major battleground during the Russian Civil War.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siberia canonical | 370 |
| Siberian mainland | 5 |
| Northern Siberia | 3 |
| northern Siberia | 3 |
| Central Siberia | 1 |
| Lake Baikal region | 1 |
| Northeastern Siberia | 1 |
| Russia (part of territory, Siberia) | 1 |
| Russian Siberia | 1 |
| Siberia (broad sense) | 1 |
| Siberian taiga | 1 |
| Taiga | 1 |
| Western Siberia | 1 |
| western Siberia | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| area | approximately 13 million square kilometers ⓘ |
| borders |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
China ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Ural Mountains ⓘ |
| characteristic |
harsh climate
ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ |
| climate |
continental climate
ⓘ
subarctic climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Lake Baikal
ⓘ
Lena River ⓘ Ob River ⓘ Yenisei River ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Trans-Siberian Railway ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Buryats
ⓘ
Evenks ⓘ Russians ⓘ Sakha (Yakut) people ⓘ
surface form:
Yakuts
|
| governedBy | Russian federal subjects ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
Eastern Siberia
ⓘ
Russia Far East ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Far East
Siberia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Western Siberia
|
| historicalEvent |
Russian Civil War
ⓘ
construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
major battleground during the Russian Civil War
ⓘ
place of exile in the Russian Empire ⓘ place of exile in the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extremely cold winters
ⓘ
permafrost ⓘ rich natural resources ⓘ taiga forests ⓘ tundra landscapes ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| largestCity | Novosibirsk ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
North Asia ⓘ
surface form:
northern Asia
|
| majorCity |
Barnaul
ⓘ
Irkutsk, Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Irkutsk
Kemerovo ⓘ Krasnoyarsk ⓘ Omsk ⓘ Tomsk ⓘ Yakutsk ⓘ |
| naturalResource |
coal
ⓘ
minerals ⓘ natural gas ⓘ oil ⓘ timber ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eurasia
ⓘ
Russia ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | low population density ⓘ |
| timeZone | multiple time zones ⓘ |
Referenced by (391)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
western Siberia
this entity surface form:
Northeastern Siberia
subject surface form:
White Terror (Russian Civil War)
this entity surface form:
Western Siberia
this entity surface form:
Central Siberia
subject surface form:
guberniya
subject surface form:
Moschus
subject surface form:
White movement
subject surface form:
Pannotia