The Tyumen region, figuratively called the “Gates of Siberia”, together with two autonomous districts (the Yamalo-Nenets and Khanty-Mansiysk) extends from the Arctic Ocean to the Russian border with Kazakhstan and is the largest oil and gas producing region of the country. In addition to minerals, it has the largest water reserves - rivers, lakes and thermal springs, as well as the third largest forest resources in the country. The magnificent nature and attractions of the Tyumen region are very suitable to start exploring Siberia.
Tyumen
It was founded by decree of Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich in 1586 on the old fortress belonging to the Tyumen Khanate. The wooden fortress of the first Russian city in Siberia was laid by the Cossacks on the high bank of the Tour for the defense of the eastern borders of the state and as an outpost for the development of Siberia.
Scientific, industrial and cultural center of the region. The combination of historical monuments and urbanism gives a special atmosphere to the city. The population of Tyumen is about 700 thousand people, most of whom are younger than 35 years old. A magnificent view of the modern city opens from the cable-stayed pedestrian bridge of lovers across the Tura, which has a 4-level promenade.
Walking around the city center, its residents and guests enjoy visiting the world's only Siberian cat, which was taken to besieged Leningrad to get rid of rats, with 12 cast-iron and gold-painted sculptures of charming fluffy animals in various characteristic poses on pedestals.
You can get acquainted with the sights of the Tyumen region by visiting its museums and architectural monuments, many of them are of federal significance. Such is the oldest Holy Trinity Monastery in Siberia in Tyumen, founded in 1616 by the monk Nifont who came from Kazan. Peter I granted 1 thousand rubles for the construction of the shrine in the Russian and Siberian style.
The natural attractions of the Tyumen region are represented by numerous hot thermal springs, different in their unique composition and temperature. The most popular are located 11 km from the regional capital in the village of Verkhny Bor. There is a legend that the conqueror of Siberian lands, Ataman Yermak, with his army gained strength and health here. A well for healing mineral waters was drilled to a depth of 1233 m in 1985. At any time of the year the temperature of the spring does not fall below + 40 °, and around it there is a popular recreation center with two pools.
One of the attractions of the Tyumen region is the wonderful Lake Bolshoi Taraskul (translated from Tatar - “horse lake”) 14 km from the city of Tyumen with an area of 1.5 square meters. km Part of the coast is sandy and dry, and part is boggy. The lake is filled with sapropel - centuries-old bottom reserves of therapeutic mud of high biological activity and is a natural monument of local importance. It is no coincidence that there was a large balneological health resort of federal significance with 850 beds.
Tobolsk
Tobolsk - a monument city far from highways - was formed in 1587 and became a Siberian trading point on the way from the center of the country to Central Asia and China. From here, education, science, Orthodoxy, crafts and stone building spread to Siberia. He lost the status of a provincial city in the 1820s. in connection with the removal from it of trade routes and the railway. Today it is a unique center of educational tourism.
The monument of federal significance, the only Tobolsk Kremlin in the Trans-Urals, is what every traveler needs to see in the Tyumen region. It was built of stone for 100 years since 1700 on the site of wooden predecessors on a high 60-meter Trinity Cape with magnificent views of the river. Irtysh. An old cobblestone road leads to the Kremlin from the piedmont part - Sophia vzvoz - fortified with high brick walls.
The composition of the modern Kremlin includes:
- Sophia Cathedral;
- 2 belfries;
- Church of the Intercession;
- bishop's house;
- monastic corps;
- guest house;
- consistory;
- renterea;
- belfry;
- walls with towers;
- prison castle.
Near the Kremlin you can see the Church of the Holy Trinity in the Neo-Gothic style, built for exiled Poles and Lithuanians in 1907. Tobolsk Territory gave Russia many prominent people: chemist D. I. Mendeleev, poet and storyteller P. P. Ershov, composer A. A Alyabyev, artist V. G. Perov. Since the 1830s in the settlement in Tobolsk there were exiled Decembrists, many of whom were not able to see their native places.
Ishim
The history of the country begins with the history of provincial cities. In 1721, at the behest of Peter I, the district center Ishim became such a city that grew out of Korkina Sloboda. The holding of the annual All-Russian Nikolsky Fair, the construction of stone and wooden churches, numerous merchant houses and estates made this city a county. More than 40 architectural monuments have survived to this day. The cultural center of the city is the Ishim Museum of History and Local Lore, which has collected a rich collection of fine art and archaeological finds, evidence of merchant life, political events of the region, including the anti-Bolshevik uprising of 1921. The museum is located in a 19th-century building, built at the expense of the local merchant and philanthropist N. M. Chernyakovsky.
Abalak
The village is located 25 km from Tobolsk on the banks of the Irtysh and before the annexation of Siberia to Russia it was Tatar. The place of decisive battles of the troops of the Cossack chieftain Ermak and the Tatar prince Mametkul. Here are located male and female monasteries, famous for their miraculous icons. A popular place of the Tyumen region for tourists of all ages attracts with its historical complex with wooden buildings in the old Russian style: a fortress, chambers, a tavern, near which fascinating reconstructions of the “Abalak Field” battles are carried out every year.
Museum of Grigory Rasputin
A very popular and unusual museum was created by the Smirnov spouses in the village of Pokrovsky 80 km from Tyumen in the homeland of the “great old man” and became the first private museum in the Soviet Union. Unique exhibits are associated with the legendary personality of Rasputin, who was killed in 1916 by his family, and create a unique mystical atmosphere. One of the rarities - the authentic Viennese chair of an old man - according to the legend prevailing in the people, has healing properties. Excursions are conducted by the owners of the museum themselves and do not leave anyone indifferent.
Salt Lake
A shallow lake, called the "Dead Sea", is located in the Berdyuzh district near the village of Okunevo. An attraction of the Tyumen region, known far beyond its borders, the lake is popular with tourists as a free balneological resort due to its highly mineralized, bitterly salty taste of water and healing mud. Next to it, through a natural 50-meter spit, you can see the fresh Long Lake, suitable for fishing.
Maryino Gorge
Located in Iset district in the south of the region on 27 thousand hectares of the ancient terrace of the river. Exit with a unique Red Book fauna and flora, the remains of ancient burial grounds and ancient settlements. Due to numerous folk legends, the place became sacred and is associated with the death of participants in the Civil War. The ravine is perfect for holding the game "geocaching", and against the backdrop of the floodplain of the river, participants in hiking usually take beautiful photos of the sights of the Tyumen region. There are tourists with tents, a clean spring hits the bottom of the gorge, and in the village of Isetsky you can visit the local history museum.
Nigmatulla Haji Mosque in Yembaevo
When planning excursions in the Tyumen region, one can not help but visit the village of Embaevo, 18 km from Tyumen, representing Muslim Siberia and founded by Bukhara merchants who came to trade in fabrics, leather goods, dried fruits and spices. In 1884, the merchant and philanthropist Nigmatulla Karmyshakov-Saydukov financed the construction of a mosque and a religious school under the project of a Lutheran from Prussia Gottlieb Zinke. The Islamic complex also includes a hotel, library, kitchen and dining room.
After the devastating fire in the village, the philanthropist built 176 houses for local residents. Nigmatulla Haji Karmyshakov-Saydukov was buried in a rural cemetery in 1901. In the strict and elegant architectural form of the mosque, a successful combination of the principles of construction of Muslim and Orthodox religious buildings can be traced.
Tourists reviews
The embankment and the bridge of lovers in Tyumen are magnificent. In the evening, everything is lit up and a festive mood is created. In general, the city has parks where you can relax, take a walk with children and ride the rides.
Tourists are happy to visit the original Rasputin Museum, where you can find out a lot of interesting things about this person. According to their reviews, the collection of photographs of the old man and books about him is especially striking. The museum is very popular not only among ordinary visitors, but also among celebrities.
A variety of cultural and natural attractions of the Tyumen region in the photo with the description of excursion routes will help to plan leisure time both for lovers of educational trips, and for supporters of eco-tourism, hunting and fishing.