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Birobidzhan

Also known as Birobidzshan, Birobijan

Birobidzhan (; , ), also spelt Birobijan ( ), is a town and the administrative centre of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway, near the China–Russia border.

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Birobidzhan is a town in Russia that serves as the main administrative center of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, a region established for Jewish settlement located near the border with China along the Trans-Siberian Railway. It matters as a significant historical and political entity representing a unique attempt to create a Jewish homeland within the Soviet Union.

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Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Birobidzhan
Russian inhabited locality.loc_lang1: Yiddish
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Биробиджан, вокзальная площадь.JPG
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Birobidzhan railway station
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map: Russia#Russia Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: left
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of arms of Birobidzhan.svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Birobidzhan.png
Russian inhabited locality.holiday: Last Saturday of May
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur: town of oblast significance of Birobidzhan

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19 sections

Contents

History
Factors behind the Birobidzhan Experiment
Complications during the Experiment
Notable supporters of Birobidzhan
Jewish and Yiddish culture
Administrative and municipal status
Economy, infrastructure and transportation
Education
Climate
Sports
Twin towns – sister cities
In popular culture
Notable people
See also
References
Notes
Sources
Further reading
External links

Birobidzhan (; , ), also spelt Birobijan ( ), is a town and the administrative centre of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia, located on the Trans-Siberian Railway, near the China–Russia border.

As of the 2010 Census, its population is 75,413. Birobidzhan is named after the two largest rivers in the autonomous oblast: the Bira and the Bidzhan. The Bira, which lies to the east of the Bidzhan Valley, flows through the town. Both rivers are tributaries of the Amur.