TRANSBAIKAL REGION – WHERE IS IT?
Transbaikal
region (Transbaikalia) borders Amur and Irkutsk regions, Buryat Republic and
Yakitiya Republic of Russia. South and east-south borders of Transbaikal region
are the state borders of Russia with Mongolia and China.
TRANSBAIKAL REGION – WHAT IS LIKE?
Transbaikal region is beautiful and sunny! Transbaikal
unique nature is deep lakes, rich forests, and high sky. In Transbaikal region there
are a lot of sunny days in a year, even more than in Sochi! It’s a
representative feature of Transbaikal climate.
Transbaikal region is multinational! There are 120
ethnic groups living in Transbaikalia. Aboriginals, such as Evenks and Buryats;
Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusian that were settling here for centuries;
Tatars, Germans, Poles, Jews and others live as good neighbors today, because
they have become Transbaikal people.
Christian,
Buddhist, Muslim, Judaic and all of the other religious traditions are
respected in Transbaikal region. The reconstruction of the largest Buddhist Datsan
was finished in 2008. In 2015 the restoration of the Chita Mosque, which is one
of the oldest mosques in the Far East and one of the five cultural unique
monuments in Russia, has ended.
Transbaikal region is memorable! Transbaikal
diversity of cultures makes wonderful atmosphere that you feel once and will
never forget. And it’s impossible not to mention Transbaikal ethnic cuisines! For
example, famous Buryat Buuz, Chikoi pine nuts, fragrant Transbaikal wild
berries jam and traditional tea with milk, which is very good to get warm in a
winter day.