Administrative Divisions Of The Jewish Autonomous Oblast
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Jewish Autonomous Oblast
The Jewish Autonomous Oblast (JAO; russian: Евре́йская автоно́мная о́бласть, (ЕАО); yi, ייִדישע אװטאָנאָמע געגנט, ; )In standard Yiddish: , ''Yidishe Oytonome Gegnt'' is a federal subject of Russia in the Russian Far East, bordering Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast in Russia and Heilongjiang province in China. Its administrative center is the town of Birobidzhan. The JAO was designated by a Soviet official decree in 1928, and officially established in 1934. At its height, in the late 1940s, the Jewish population in the region peaked around 46,000–50,000, approximately 25% of the population. As of the 2010 Census, JAO's total population was 176,558 people, or 0.1% of the total population of Russia. By 2010, there were only 1,628 Jews remaining in the JAO, or fewer than 1% of the population, according to data provided by the Russian Census Bureau, while ethnic Russians made up 92.7% of the JAO population. Judaism is practic ...
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Bira, Russia
Bira (russian: Бира) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Obluchensky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. Population: History Bira railway station was built in 1908. In 1937, a larger railway station and a depot were constructed.http://www.eao.ru/eng/?p=361 In 2006, the Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Mordechai Scheiner, visited Bira to inspect local cemeteries and gather information about the Jews buried there in the years prior to World War II. See also *Jews and Judaism in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast The history of the Jews in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast ( JAO), Russia, began with the early settlements of 1928. Yiddish and Russian are the two official languages of the JAO. According to Peter Matthiessen, The Birds of Heaven,p20-21, “Accord ... References {{coord, 48, 59, 06, N, 132, 27, 53, E, region:RU-YEV_type:city(3167)_source:kolossus-dewiki, display=title Urban-type settlements in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast Po ...
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Volochayevka-2
Volochayevka-2 (russian: Волочаевка-2) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Smidovichsky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the .... Population: References {{Jewish Autonomous Oblast Urban-type settlements in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast ...
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Smidovich
Smidovich (russian: Смидович; yi, סמידאוויטש) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Smidovichsky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. Population: History It is an early Jewish settlement, which was founded in 1928 named after Pyotr Smidovich who, along with Mikhail Kalinin, came up with the idea to found the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. Climate Like most of the Amur Basin, Smidovich has an extreme humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dwb''), featuring very warm and rainy summers contrasting with frigid and very dry winters. Sport The bandy club Urozhay played in the Russian Bandy Supreme League, the second highest division, until 2015–16. Its home arena was the Lokomotiv Stadium. See also *History of the Jews in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast The history of the Jews in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast ( JAO), Russia, began with the early settlements of 1928. Yiddish and Russian are the two official langua ...
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Priamursky
Priamursky is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Smidovichsky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the .... Population: References Urban-type settlements in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast {{JewishAutonomousOblast-geo-stub ...
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Nikolayevka, Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Nikolayevka is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Smidovichsky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. Population: References

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Smidovichsky District
Smidovichsky District (russian: Смидо́вичский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #982-OZ and municipalLaw #228-OZ district (raion), one of the five in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the autonomous oblast and borders Khabarovsk Krai (via the Tunguska River) in the north and east, China (via the Amur River) in the south, and Birobidzhansky District in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the urban locality (a settlement) of Smidovich. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 28,165, with the population of Smidovich accounting for 18.2% of that number. Geography The district stretches for from north to south and for from west to east. The terrain is low river plain, with the Amur and Tunguska Rivers wide and meandering along the district borders. Immediately to the east of the district is the city of Khabarovsk. The climate is suited to agriculture, supporting buck ...
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Oktyabrsky District, Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Oktyabrsky District (russian: Октя́брьский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #982-OZ and municipalLaw #230-OZ district (raion), one of the five in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west and southwest of the autonomous oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Amurzet Amurzet (russian: Амурзет; yi, אמורזעט ) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Oktyabrsky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia, located from Birobidzhan. Population: History It was founde .... Population: 11,354 ( 2010 Census); The population of Amurzet accounts for 44.5% of the district's total population. References Notes Sources * * * {{Use mdy dates, date=June 2013 Districts of Jewish Autonomous Oblast ...
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Teploozyorsk
Teploozyorsk is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Obluchensky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. Population: Geography The settlement is located west of Londoko, at the southern end of the Bureya Range, near Mount Studencheskaya.Google Earth Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and geog ... References {{Jewish Autonomous Oblast Urban-type settlements in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast ...
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Londoko
Londoko is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Obluchensky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. Population: Geography The village is located east of Teploozyorsk, at the southern end of the Bureya Range, near Mount Studencheskaya.Google Earth Google Earth is a computer program that renders a 3D computer graphics, 3D representation of Earth based primarily on satellite imagery. The program maps the Earth by superimposition, superimposing satellite images, aerial photography, and geog ... References {{Jewish Autonomous Oblast Urban-type settlements in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast ...
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Kuldur
Kuldur (russian: Кульдур; yi, קולדור) is an urban locality (a resort settlement) in Obluchensky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the .... Population: References Urban-type settlements in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast {{JewishAutonomousOblast-geo-stub ...
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Khingansk
Khingansk is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Obluchensky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the .... Population: References Urban-type settlements in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast {{JewishAutonomousOblast-geo-stub ...
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