Khabarovsk overview
Khabarovsk (also spelled Habarovsk) - a city in Russia, a center of Khabarovsk krai and Far Eastern Federal District. Khabarovsk city is located on the right bank of the Amur river on Middleamur lowland, 20 km from China. The distance to Moscow by railway makes 8533 km, straight distance - about 6100 km. Khabarovsk is an important railway junction, airport and river port of Russia.
Khabarovsk population - 579,000 (2009). Land area - 386 sq. km.
The phone code of the city is +7 4212. The postal codes are 680000-6800xx.
Khabarovsk history
Khabarovsk was founded in 1858 as a military post Khabarovka, named after Russian explorer of 17th century Yerofey Khabarov. Since 1880 - the town of Khabarovka, an administrative center of Primorye region, since 1884 - an administrative center of Primorye governor-general region.
In 1893 the town was renamed to Khabarovsk. In November 1922 Khabarovsk became the part of the Russian Federation of Soviet Union. Since 1926 the city is the administrative center of Far Eastern region, since 1938 - of Khabarovsk region.
In 2002 Khabarovsk city received the status of the administrative center of Far Eastern Federal district of Russian Federation.
Khabarovsk views
Khabarovsk city street view
Author: Tanya Yakushina
Khabarovsk city view
Author: Tanya Yakushina
Khabarovsk city scenery
Author: Santiago Rios
Khabarovsk facts
The climate of Khabarovsk city area is moderate, monsoon, with cold and dry winters and hot and humid summers.
Khabarovsk city is a big transportation junction between north and west of Russia, Primorye, Sakhalin and sea port of Khabarovsk krai. The Trans-Siberian railway goes through the city.
Khabarovsk is a connecting point of federal highways Chita-Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk-Vladivostok (M60-Ussuri), Khabarovsk-Komsomolsk-on-Amur and the highway under construction Khabarovsk-Nahodka (East).
Through the river port the Amur steamship line takes cargoes to the north. The ships go along the river Amur including the towns of neighboring China. A big plant of the steamship line is situated here - Khabarovsk repairing base of the fleet.
There is a New (International since 1972) and Small airports situated 10 km from the center of Khabarovsk city. The dispatchers of Khabarovsk are responsible for flights from Japan to Europe.
Khabarovsk city transportation system includes trams, trolleys, buses, mini vans, taxis.
Khabarovsk places of interest
The Church of Saint Innokentiy Irkutskiy - The oldest church in Khabarovsk. The church was built instead of a wooden church. During Soviet times was used as a planetarium.
The Transfiguration Church, opened in 2004, the third largest church among Orthodox churches after the Christ the Savior in Moscow and St. Isaac’s Cathedral in Saint-Petersburg. Also the church of Seraphim Sarovsky is worth seeing.
The count N.N.Muravyov-Amursky statue is also a place of interest of Khabarovsk city. In 2006 his image appeared on a 5,000 Ruble banknote.
