Ob (russian: Обь) is a

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Novosibirsk Oblast Novosibirsk Oblast (russian: Новосиби́рская о́бласть, ''Novosibirskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southwestern Siberia. Its administrative and economic center is the city of Novosibirsk ...

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, located west of

Novosibirsk Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...

, the

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of the

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. Population:

History

Originally known as the settlement of Tolmachyovo (), it was renamed Ob in 1934 and granted town status in 1969.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the

Town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

of Ob—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, the Town of Ob is incorporated as Ob Urban Okrug.Law #200-OZ

Transportation

The town hosts the

Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport (russian: Аэропо́рт Толмачёво) is situated in the town of Ob, west of the center of Novosibirsk, an industrial and scientific center in Siberia and Russia's third-largest city. Overview There ...

. The headquarters of the

S7 Airlines S7 Airlines, legally JSC Siberia Airlines (russian: АО «Авиакомпания "Сибирь"», "АО Aviakompania Sibir"), is an airline headquartered in Ob, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, with offices in Moscow. As of 2008, it was Russia's ...

company is located in Ob,Headquarters
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's fastest growing airline and has passed

Aeroflot PJSC AeroflotRussian Airlines (russian: ПАО "Аэрофло́т — Росси́йские авиали́нии", ), commonly known as Aeroflot ( or ; russian: Аэрофлот, , ), is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Russia. The ...

's largest domestic airline.

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External links

Website of Ob
{{Use mdy dates, date=February 2011 Cities and towns in Novosibirsk Oblast