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Siberia (/ s aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə / sy-BEER-ee-ə; Russian: Сибирь, romanized: Sibir', IPA: [sʲɪˈbʲirʲ] ⓘ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. [3]
The Khanate of Sibir had an ethnically diverse population of Turkic peoples – Siberian Tatars and various Uralic peoples – including the Khanty, the Mansi, and the Selkup. The Sibir Khanate was the northernmost Muslim state in recorded history. Its defeat by Yermak Timofeyevich in 1582 marked the beginning of the Russian conquest of Siberia.
2 days ago · Siberia, vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan, constituting all of northern Asia. Siberia extends from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east and southward from the Arctic Ocean to the hills of north-central Kazakhstan and the borders of Mongolia and China.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Siberia is a region in Russia. Historically, the term Siberia includes all Russian territory in north Asia, with the Urals and the Russian Far East; this article however only covers the Siberian Federal District. Map. Directions.
The name Sibir can refer to: Russian for Siberia. the Khanate of Sibir, after which the region of Siberia is named. Qashliq, also known as Sibir, historical capital city of Khanate of Sibir. Siberian Tatars, an ethnic group of South Siberia.
Learn how Siberia became a Turkic state under the Mongol Empire and later the Khanate of Sibir, and how it was conquered by Russia in the 16th century. Discover the origins of the name Siberia, the culture and life of the khanate, and the role of Yermak in its fall.
Siberia ( / saɪˈbɪəriə / sy-BEER-ee-ə; Russian: Сибирь, romanized: Sibir', IPA: [ sʲɪˈbʲirʲ] ⓘ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east.
