At some point in the past, parts of the currently existing Ural region were considered a gateway to Siberia, or even Siberia itself, and were combined with the Volga administrative the divisions.
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12 Facts About Ural Region
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Historical center of the Ural Region is Cherdyn, nowadays it is a small town in Perm Krai.
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Ural Region sacrificed his life for the sake of his people, and they poured a stone pile over his grave, which later turned into the Ural Mountains.
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The relief of Southern Ural Region is more complex, with numerous valleys and ridges directed south-west and meridionally.
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Western Ural Region contains deposits of coal, oil, gas and potassium salts.
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The ridges of the Ural Region Mountains are elongated from north to south, they effectively absorb sunlight thereby increasing the temperature.
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Southern Ural Region is most diverse in the forest composition; here together with coniferous forests abundant are other tree species such as larch, oak, birch, maple and elm.
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The Northern Ural Region is dominated by Siberian species of fir, cedar, spruce and pine.
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Ural Region forests are inhabited by animals typical of Siberia, such as elk, brown bear, fox, wolf, wolverine, lynx, squirrel and sable.
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Reptiles and amphibians live mostly in the Southern and Central Ural Region and are represented by the common viper, lizards and grass snakes.
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The animals of the Polar Ural Region are characteristic of the tundra and include fox, lemming and reindeer.
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Nevertheless, Ural Region lost its status of the main metallurgical area to the South of Russia.
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