Obluchye
Obluchye (Russian: Облучье, ob-LOOCH-yeh) is a town in Jewish Autonomous Oblast. It has population of 10,500 people.
Understand
Founded in 1911 by builders of Amur Railway on the curve of Trans-Siberian Railway it derives its name from "obluchok", a front plank of Russian sledge, where the coach usually sits. The town is surrounded by mountains from three sides that makes the climate less harsh. The river Hingan divides the town in two uneven parts.
Get in
By train or by minibus from Birobidzhan.
Get around
See
Do
- Ski-base Almir is located 5 km from the center behind the river..
- Motocross base..
Buy
Eat
A couple of summer cafes and a Soviet-style eatery for railwaymen, where tourists also can enter.
Drink
Sleep
There is a couple of hotels.
Connect
Go next
| Routes through Obluchye |
| Irkutsk ← Belogorsk ← | W  |
→ Birobidzhan → Khabarovsk |
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