Khabarovsk is the administrative center and the largest city of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some 30 km from the Chinese border.
Population and Short Info:
Khabarovsk, a city of more than 600,000 people, is second only to Vladivostok in size in the Russian Far East. While winter is only beginning to loosen its hold on Magadan, to the north, spring had clearly arrived in Khabarovsk in early May.
Khabarovsk is close to the border with China and is almost directly east of Harbin. It is the last major stop on the Siberian railroad before Vladivostok.
Stations from China and Hong Kong as well as the local and Moscow channels can be picked up on Khabarovsk television.
History:
Khabarovsk, the industrial, transport, administrative and cultural center of K
habarovsk Territory, was founded in the spring of 1858 on a spot there the mighty waters of the Amur River break against a high cliff. The city's foundation was laid by workers of Nerchinsk and Cassacks from the Upper Amur and Trans-Baikal regions, all of them descendants of the pioneers who explored ans settled Siberia.
The city lies at the confluence of the rivers Amur and Ussuri, and about 800 km (500 mi) north of Vladivostok and is accessible from there by an overnight train running along the Trans-Siberian railway; rail distance from Moscow is 8,523 km.
In 1894, the Department of Russian Geographical Society was formed in Khabarovsk and began initiating the foundation of libraries, theaters, and museums in the city. Since then, Khabarovsk's cultural life has flourished. Much of the local indigenous history has been well-preserved in the Regional Lore Museum and Natural History Museum and in places like near the Nanaian settlement of Sikhachi-Alyan, where cliff drawings from more 1,300 years ago can be found. The Khabarovsk Art Museum exhibits a rare collection of old Russian icons.
Tourism :
A picturesque city, visitors to Khabarovsk are likely to enjoy walking the broad Amursky Boulevard with its many vibrant shops and perhaps visit the local market. The city's five districts stretch for 45 km along the Amur River.
Recently, there were many renovations in the city's downtown, rebuilding with historical perspective. A popular attraction for visitors is a walking tour from Lenin Square to Utes via Muravieva-Amurskii St., where visitors can find traditional Russian cuisine restaurants and shops with souvenirs. There are many night clubs and pubs in this area.
Unlike Vladivostok, the city has never been closed to foreigners and retains its historically international flavor. Once the capital of the Soviet Far East from 1926 to 1938, since the demise of the Soviet Union it has experienced an increased Asian presence. It is estimated that over one million Chinese travel to and through Khabarovsk on an annual basis and foreign investment by Japanese and Korean corporations has grown in recent years.
There are international flights to Dalian and Harbin (China), Aomori and Niigata (Japan), Seoul (Korea), and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam).
The city of Khabarovsk was also the site of the Khabarovsk War Crime Trials, in which 12 former members of the Japanese Kwantung Army were put on trial for the manufacture and use of biological weapons during World War II. See Unit 731.
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Khabarovsk is the administrative center and the largest city of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. It is located some 30 km from the Chinese border.