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Tobolsk

Tyumen Oblast

Siberia's old capital, with the only stone kremlin in Siberia high above the Irtysh River.

US travel advisory: Level 4, Do Not Travel · checked 2026-11-03
Photo: Vyacheslav Bukharov · CC BY-SA 4.0
Best Time to Go
Jun–Sep
Our full guide to Tobolsk is being written. It's on the Siberia and the Far East list as If You're Nearby.

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