Baraba Steppe

Baraba Steppe
Baraba Lowland
Барабинская низменность
Map of the West Siberian Plain with the Baraba steppe in the southern part
Map of the West Siberian Plain with the Baraba steppe in the southern part
Baraba Steppe is located in Russia
Baraba Steppe
Baraba Steppe
Location in Russia
Coordinates: 55°45′N 78°0′E / 55.750°N 78.000°E / 55.750; 78.000
LocationRussia
Part ofWest Siberian Plain
Area
 • Total117,000 km2 (45,000 sq mi)
Elevation100 meters (330 ft) to 150 meters (490 ft)
Baraba steppe as seen from the window of the Trans-Siberian railway.

The Baraba steppe or Baraba Lowland[1] (Russian: Барабинская низменность), is a plain in western Siberia.[2] It is named after Baraba Tatars, its indigenous inhabitants.

The Baraba Lowland is an important Russian agricultural region.[vague]

  1. ^ The history of agricultural development of the Baraba Lowland
  2. ^ Haywood, A. (2012). Siberia: A Cultural History. Landscapes of the imagination. Signal Books. p. pt154. ISBN 978-1-908493-36-1. Retrieved June 7, 2019.