I just continue my messages about city’s and also beautiful and special places and regions of my Motherland Russia. Today i would love to tell you more , about Ural Mountains. Not many of you , my friends, have some information or knowledge about this region of Russia. So lets begin. The Ural Mountains (Russian: Ура́льские го́ры, tr. Uralskiye gory; IPA: [ʊˈralʲskʲɪjə ˈgorɨ]; Bashkir: Урал тауҙары), or simply the Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western Russia, from the coast of the Arctic Ocean to the Ural River and northwestern Kazakhstan.Their eastern side is usually considered the natural boundary between Europe and Asia. Vaygach Island and the islands of Novaya Zemlya form a further continuation of the chain to the north into the Arctic. The mountains lie within the Ural geographical region and significantly overlap with the Ural Federal District and Ural economic region. They are rich in various deposits, including metal ores, coal, precious and semi-precious stones. Since the 18th century the mountains have been a major mineral base of Russia. (c) ( It was some general information from Wiki. ) The Ural district is an ancient and mysterious one. Various natural resources and beauty of the Urals, the Ural masters’ creations, picturesque rivers, rich hunting facilities and mountainsides are well known not only in Russia, but also abroad. Tourists’ paths and taiga expanses disclose the tourists their mysteries. The history of the Urals being diverse and dynamic is also widely known. Ancient Ural towns were the source of force and power for all the state. Yekaterinburg is the capital of the Ural Federal district (the population is over 1 mln. 300 thousand people). It was founded in 1723 due to the order of Peter I and named in honor to Empress Catherine I and also to Saint Catherine, protectress of the mining industry. The city is situated on the borderline between Europe and Asia, on the eastern side of the Middle Urals and on the banks of the Iset (tributary of the Tobol). The distance from Moscow is 1667 km. Nowadays Yekaterinburg is one of the largest business, commercial, scientific, cultural and tourist centers of Russia. Some reasons, why you should visit the Ural region :) : 1. Ural Mountains are the mountain barrier separating the Europe from the Asia. Ural mountains lie where the borders Europe and Asia meet. This is really the unique geographical place. You will be able to feel the smooth and floating transition between Europe and Asia. 2. The Ural Mountains stretch 2000km from Kazakhstan in the south to the Arctic Kara Sea in the north. They are low, as famous mountain ranges go, failing to top 2000m anywhere, and if you pass through on the train along the Trans-Siberian Railway you may hardly notice them. Geographically the Urals are divided into five parts; Southern, Middle, Northern, Pre-Polar (the highest mountains) and Polar. 3. Ural Mountains are vast areas of outstanding natural beauty, mountains and lakes, forests and valleys all teaming with wildlife. You will see beauty of old Ural Mountains, taiga, rapid mountain rivers and taiga slow rivers, mysterious world of Ural caves. In dependence on season (spring, summer, autumn, winter) you can walk, hike, cycle, ride horses, ski, climb, walks on dog teams, explore caves, photograph, watch wildlife and try your hand at traditional crafts, study wild flowers and plants. During your travel in the Urals you will cross several natural-landscape zones: tundra, forest, mountain, steppe, and forest-steppe. 4. There are more then 10 of national and Nature Parks on the Urals. Including the biggest in Europe national Park Yugyd-Va. These are real natural museums of biodiversity, which included different types of ecosystems. Objects of great scientific, cultural, historic and aesthetic value are located here. 5. If youll visit Ural region you can see architectural monuments of several centuries, churches and castles, ancient towns and modern industrial giant factories, old villages with wooden buildings, preserved as living museums and modern cities with entertainment centers. You will touch lightly upon the deep, fascinating history of the Ural region, which always were a strong part of the Russian Empire and an immense source of raw materials (in particular iron). Below , you can see the pictures of Ural Mountains Region and pictures of Yekaterinburg. I hope, that you like my initiative to introduce to you that beautiful part of country, that i love with all my hearth and soul - my beautiful Russia. Enjoy ! :)
Posted on: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 12:01:27 +0000
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