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Irkutsk, City and Region

The following is a list of sites describing the city and region of Irkutsk, located in Eastern Siberia. Built in 1661, this city is located on the banks of the Angara River. Below these resources we have also listed resources that describe the smaller, less well-known towns of the region. For even more information about this region, please visit our page about Baikal Lake.

We hope this list will continue to grow as more communities become represented on the World Wide Web so please be sure to let us know if you are aware of any other sites.

Region in General and Its Capital

  • Irkutsk *

    Photos, information about business plus lots of other information are given in Russian only.

  • Easten Siberia: Irkutsk Telegraph Server *

    The maps of Irkutsk and Irkutsk region, and information about Irkutsk museums.

  • Irkutsk postcard collection *

    A wonderful collection of old Irkutsk views postcards.

  • Baikal Lake Site *

    Wonderful photos of the lake (especially sunsets!) along with information, a fascinating FAQ and maps are presented on this site.

  • Home Page of Irkutsk *

    This large site provides history, information about the city and the surrounding area in Siberia today plus a large gallery of photographs. The WWW mirror site in the USA is here.

  • Irkutsk *

    Basic information on this large city in Eastern Siberia.

  • Irkutsk *

    A short description and a few photos are provided by Inna Tour Company.

  • Irkutsk on the Net *

    This site is in Russian only and provides commericial, travel and other information.

  • NUPI Centre for Russian Studies Database - Irkutsk *

    Facts, statistics and information about the government is provided about this region.

  • Road Stories: Irkutsk and Lake Baikal *

    Travelers' chronicles and photos of their visit to the this region.

  • Discover your Siberia *

    Jack will assist you in your visit to the beautiful Lake Baikal and Irkutsk. Not only that, his website has intersting pictures and stories of previous tours of the area.

    • Other Cities in the Region

  • Angarsk *

    Information about this city in the Irkutsk region is provided in Russian only.

  • Bratsk map *

    Interactive map of Bratsk, that allow a user to enlarge images of different parts of city and search streets by their names.

    • [English] [Russian TRANS | KOI8 | ALT | WIN | MAC | ISO5]

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