Tyumen

Tyumen is a city located in Russia, previously a part of the Soviet Union and the Russian Empire. It is classified as a location with a geoname ID of 1488754. Tyumen is situated in Tyumen Oblast and falls under the classification of a city. The city uses the Russian ruble as its currency.

Tyumen is also known by several aliases, including the Capital of Tyumen Oblast, the Capital of Tyumen Urban Okrug, and the Capital of Tyumensky Municipal District. The city was founded on July 29, 1586, and its official name is Tyumen. Tyumen is part of the Tyumensky District.

Tyumen (/tjuːˈmɛn/ tew-MEN;[11][12] Russian: Тюмень, tr. Tyumen', IPA: [tʲʉˈmʲenʲ] (audio speaker iconlisten), Siberian Tatar: Тора[13]) is the administrative center and largest city and of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is situated just east of the Ural Mountains, along the Tura River, and has a population of over 750,000. Tyumen is among the largest cities of the Ural region and the Ural Federal District.

Tyumen was the first Russian settlement in Siberia. Founded in 1586 to support Russia's eastward expansion, the city has remained one of the most important industrial and economic centers east of the Ural Mountains. Located at the junction of several important trade routes and with easy access to navigable waterways, Tyumen rapidly developed from a small military settlement to a large commercial and industrial city. The central part of Old Tyumen retains many historic buildings from throughout the city's history.

Today, Tyumen is an important business center. It is the transport hub and industrial center of Tyumen Oblast – an oil-rich region bordering Kazakhstan – as well as the home of many companies active in Russia's oil and gas industry.

Tyumen (/tjuːˈmɛn/ tew-MEN;[11][12] Russian: Тюмень, tr. Tyumen', IPA: [tʲʉˈmʲenʲ] (audio speaker iconlisten), Siberian Tatar: Тора[13]) is the administrative center and largest city and of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. It is situated just east of the Ural Mountains, along the Tura River, and has a population of over 750,000. Tyumen is among the largest cities of the Ural region and the Ural Federal District.

Tyumen was the first Russian settlement in Siberia. Founded in 1586 to support Russia's eastward expansion, the city has remained one of the most important industrial and economic centers east of the Ural Mountains. Located at the junction of several important trade routes and with easy access to navigable waterways, Tyumen rapidly developed from a small military settlement to a large commercial and industrial city. The central part of Old Tyumen retains many historic buildings from throughout the city's history.

Today, Tyumen is an important business center. It is the transport hub and industrial center of Tyumen Oblast – an oil-rich region bordering Kazakhstan – as well as the home of many companies active in Russia's oil and gas industry.