Khabarovsk (Хаба́ровск), Russia

Khabarovsk (Russian: Хаба́ровск) is a city in southeastern Siberia, Russia. The largest city and administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, it is just 30 km (19 mi) from the border with China. Khabarovsk is also the second largest city in the Russian Far East after Vladivostok. It covers 372 sq km (144 sq mi) and has a population of 578,000 people (2012 estimate).

The Cathedral Church of the Transfiguration in Khabarovsk, Russia
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Khabarovsk is located near the confluence of the Ussuri and Amur rivers. The area was traditionally inhabited by the Tungusic people. In the first half of the 15th century, Chinese expedition of the Ming Dynasty began entering the area. By the mid-17th century, control over the area was fought over between the Russian Cossacks and the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

To check Chinese advances, the Russians built fortifications along the Amur River. Many of these last only a few months and were then destroyed. Perhaps the first such fortifications in Khabarovsk was Fort Achansk, built in 1651. It was attacked by Manchu forces the following year. Although the Cossacks managed to defend it, once the ice on the Amur broke, they decided to destroy their fort and retreat. Today the exact location of Fort Achansk is a matter of debate among Russian historians and geographers.

Muravyov-Amursky Street in Khabarovsk
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Control over the Khabarovsk area came under Manchu forces following the Battle of Hutong in 1654. It became an uncontested part of the Qing Empire following the Treaty of Nerchinsk in 1689. Qing maps marked the Khabarovsk site as "Boli". The area only returned to Russian rule in 1858, under the Treaty of Aigun. Under the Russians, a military outpost named Khabarovka was founded. It was named in honor of 17th century Russian explorer Yerofey Khabarov. From this outpost, the town of Khabarovsk was formed in 1880.

Today Khabarovsk is a window into Russia for tourists spilling in from China, South Korea and Japan. It also benefits from investments by Japanese and Korean companies, helping it develop a number of shopping malls and hotels.

Visiting Khabarovsk

Khabarovsk Novy Airport (KHV) receives scheduled flights from Japan, China, North Korea and South Korea, among others. Domestic flights connect it with Moscow, Krasnodar, Saint Petersburg, Vladivostok, Yakutsk, Yekaterinburg and Yuzhno-Sakhalinks, among others.

Places of Interest in Khabarovsk

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