Places

Key destinations in the Tyumen region.

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  Abalak Monastery

  The oldest men's monastery on the southern Urals, founded in the early 17th century, known for its icons of the Mother of God.

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  Siberian Wooden Architecture

  Churches, chapels, and domestic buildings 300–400 years old: why Siberian wood still stands.

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  The Tarman Wetlands

  The Tarman lake-and-bog complex — a system of lakes and rivers between the Tobol and the Tura, a haven for fishing and birdwatching.

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  Tobolsk Kremlin

  A 17th-century stone cathedral, a 77-metre bell tower, and the panorama of the Tobol — the main symbol of Siberia.

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  Tyumen

  Siberia's first Russian city: merchant houses, the Burkov House, the Tobol embankment, and the Iset.

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  Zavarchino

  A village with a centuries-old history of Siberian wooden architecture: izbas on stilts, shingle walls, old carved window frames.