Baraba steppe

Baraba steppe as seen from the window of the Trans-Siberian railway.
Map of the Baraba steppe

The Baraba steppe, also known as Barabinsk steppe, Russian: Барабинская низменность, is a grassland steppe and wooded flat plain situated in western Siberia.

The steppe has an area of 117,000 km² and stretches between the Irtysh and the Ob Rivers. Barabinsk is the largest city on the steppe. The Baraba steppe also contains an important Russian agricultural district.

Coordinates: 55°42′N 78°00′E / 55.7°N 78.0°E / 55.7; 78.0

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