WNovosibirsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in southwestern Siberia. Its administrative and economic center is the city of Novosibirsk. The population was 2,788,849 as of the 2018 Census.
WThe Baraba are a sub-group of Siberian Tatars and the indigenous people of the Ob-Irtysh interfluve. After a strenuous resistance to Russian conquest and much suffering at a later period from Kyrgyz and Kalmyk raids, they now live by agriculture — either in separate villages or along with Russians. Some of them still speak Baraba dialect of Siberian Tatar language. They traditionally live on the Baraba steppe.
WThe Chats — are one of the three subgroups of Tom Tatar group of Siberian Tatars. Their traditional areas of settlement are on the rivers Ob, Chick, Uen', and Chaus in Kozhevnikovsky District, Tomsk Oblast, and in Kolyvansky and Moshkovsky districts, Novosibirsk Oblast since the 8th century, later also on the territory of modern Shegarka, Tomsk, Kochenjovskogo, Bolotninskogo, Novosibirsk, Toguchinskogo, Iskitimskogo, Orda areas, and in the cities Tomsk, Novosibirsk, and Berdsk.
WCoat of arms of Novosibirsk Oblast is the principal official symbol of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.
WThe Flag of Novosibirsk Oblast is the official symbol of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia.
WThe Legislative Assembly of Novosibirsk Oblast refers to the regional legislature in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. It is a unicameral body with a total of 76 representatives (deputies) elected for five-year terms. According to the Charter Of Novosibirsk Oblast, the Legislative Assembly is "the standing, supreme and exclusive legislative (representative) authority" of the Oblast. The Assembly is responsible for appointing the Governor of the Oblast, voting for or against a candidate proposed by the President of Russian Federation.
WThe Russian route R256, also known as Chuya Highway or Chuysky Trakt, is a trunk road in Novosibirsk Oblast, Altai Krai and Altai Republic of Russia. Its length is 953 kilometres. The width is 7 metres. It is also a part of the Asian Highway AH4.
WSiberian Tatars, the indigenous Turkic-speaking population of the forests and steppes of South Siberia, originate in areas stretching from somewhat east of the Ural Mountains to the Yenisei River in Russia. The Siberian Tatars call themselves Yerle Qalyq, to distinguish themselves from more recent Volga Tatar immigrants to the region.
WWest Siberian Railway is a Rail operator of Russian Railways and part of the Great Trans-Siberian Railway crossing the Omsk, Novosibirsk, Kemerovo, Tomsk, and Altai regions of the Russian Federation as well as a portion of Kazakhstan.