Surgut - Wikipedia
WEBSince November 3, 1923, the city has been the administrative center of the Tobolsk district of the Ural region. Since April 5, 1926, due to the small population of 1300, Surgut was transformed into a district village.
Surgut - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe city was founded in 1594 by order of Tsar Feodor I. For many centuries it was a fortress and center of Russian development in Siberia. It became a major center of oil and gas production in the 1960s. This made the population of the city go up. Surgut is home to the Surgut Bridge.
Surgut | Oil City, Siberia, Ob River | Britannica
WEBIncorporated in 1965, Surgut is one of the main administrative and supply centres of the Western Siberian oil fields. Surgut has an enormous thermal-power station. The city is linked by railroad with Nizhnevartovsk to the east …
Surgut city, Russia travel guide
WEBSurgut - Overview. Surgut is a city in Russia, the unofficial “oil capital” of the country. It is located in the northern part of Western Siberia (Khanty-Mansi autonomous okrug), in the middle reaches of the Ob River, on its right bank. The population of Surgut is about 396,000 (2022), the area - 354 sq. km.
My Town: Natasha's Surgut - Russia Beyond
WEBSurgut (2137 kilometers from Moscow) is one of Russia’s fastest growing cities and the largest population center in the oil-rich Khanty-Mansiisk Autonomous Area (the Khanty and Mansi are the...
Surgut - Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Russia
WEBHistory. Base. Surgut is one of the oldest Siberian cities. The city was founded near the Ostyak fortress of Prince Bardak (Borodok). Surgut was “founded by 3 people” - a governor, a merchant and a hunter. The first governors of Surgut are Fyodor Baryatinsky-Borets and Vladimir Anichkov.
Surgut – the view from above · Russia Travel Blog
WEBThe city of Surgut, founded at the end of the 16th century, is one of the oldest in Siberia. But only in the 1960s and 1970s, after the discovery and development of oil and gas deposits, the settlement of Surgut turned into a relatively large city.
SurGU: The City of Surgut
WEB1594 Founded. 400K Population. 8x Surgut to Moscow daily. 7 winter months. Learn More. industrial and cultural center. Surgut is the largest industrial and cultural center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Ugra, as well as one of …
Surgut | Encyclopedia.com
WEBThe Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Surgut (sōōr´gōōt), city (1989 pop. 248,000), in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Region, Siberian Russia, on the Ob river. An oil and gas center as well as a port, it is connected by rail and pipeline to the Urengsy gas fields. Surgut became a city in 1965.
Surgut: Reindeer riding and oil tourism in the middle of the …
WEBFeb 12, 2014 · But, it wasn’t until March 21st, 1961 when Farman Salmanov, an Azerbaijani geologist, discovered a massive oil deposit nearby that Surgut really began its second life. The city’s population...
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