11 Facts About Omsk Oblast

Omsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia, located in southwestern Siberia.

The Omsk Oblast region contains many lakes, the largest of which are Tenis-Saltaim, Ik, Ebeyty, Ulzhay and Tobol-Kushly.

Omsk Oblast has a classic continental climate, with cold, snowy winters and hot, dry summers.

Russian history of Omsk Oblast began with the 1584 arrival of a Cossack force under the command of ataman Yermak, who defeated local rulers and established nominal Russian control of the area.

The city rose to prominence when Siberia was reorganized in 1822, Omsk Oblast became the administrative center of the General Governorate of Eastern Siberia rising above the old center of Siberia, Tobolsk.

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In 1925 the Omsk governorate was dissolved into the newly formed Siberian Krai and again reorganized, this time as an Oblast by order of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee on 7 December 1934.

On 19 May 1996 Omsk Oblast signed a power-sharing agreement with the federal government, granting it autonomy.

Economy of Omsk Oblast is heavily industrial, with well developed, and growing, service and financial sectors.

Omsk Oblast was ranked by Forbes as the 6th-best city in Russia for business in 2008, an improvement over its 20th-place ranking the previous year.

Omsk Oblast Hydrocarbon is one of the most important oil refineries in Russia.

Omsk Oblast operates four thermal power plants, which makes it largely self-sufficient from the standpoint of energy generation.