Difference between revisions of "Irkutsk"
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_75092" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_75092" /> == | ||
<p> A central | <p> A central Siberian province, separated from [[China]] by the Sayan Mountains; it has [[Lake]] [[Baikal]] on the E., [[Yenisei]] and [[Yakutsk]] on the W. and N.; a rich pastoral country, watered by the navigable rivers [[Angara]] and the Lena, agriculture, cattle rearing are prosperous industries; there are gold, iron, and salt mines; one-third of the population are forced colonists; the capital, Irkutsk, is the seat of government for [[Eastern]] Siberia, an ecclesiastical centre, and the chief emporium of commerce; it is the finest city in Siberia. </p> | ||
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
A central Siberian province, separated from China by the Sayan Mountains; it has Lake Baikal on the E., Yenisei and Yakutsk on the W. and N.; a rich pastoral country, watered by the navigable rivers Angara and the Lena, agriculture, cattle rearing are prosperous industries; there are gold, iron, and salt mines; one-third of the population are forced colonists; the capital, Irkutsk, is the seat of government for Eastern Siberia, an ecclesiastical centre, and the chief emporium of commerce; it is the finest city in Siberia.
