Transbaikal

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Transbaikal is a historical and geographical region of southeastern Siberia in Russia, stretching east of Lake Baikal toward the borders with Mongolia and China.

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Transbaikal canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
borderRegionOf Russia–China border
Mongolia–Russia border
surface form: Russia–Mongolia border
bordersWith China
Mongolia
contains Zabaykalsky Krai
parts of Buryatia
country Russia
crossedByRiver Amur River basin
Argun River
Onon River
developedFor mining
transit routes
hasClimate continental climate
hasEconomicActivity animal husbandry
forestry
mineral extraction
hasEcoregion Daurian Steppe
surface form: Daurian steppe
hasMountainRange Stanovoy Highlands
Yablonovy Range
hasVegetation forest-steppe
steppe
taiga
historicallyInhabitedBy Buryats
Evenks
Russian settlers
historicalName Daur
surface form: Dauria
indigenousLanguage Buryat
Evenki people
surface form: Evenki
knownFor harsh winters
wide steppes
languageUsed Russian
locatedEastOf Lake Baikal
locatedIn Asian part of Russia
Eastern Siberia
Siberia
locatedOnContinent Asia
namedAfter Lake Baikal
partOf Baikal region
Russia Far East
surface form: Russian Far East
timeZone Irkutsk Time
traversedBy Trans-Siberian Railway
wasPartOf Russian Empire
Soviet Union

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Zabaykalsky Krai locatedInRegion Transbaikal
Asiatic Cavalry Division region Transbaikal