Birobidzhan

Birobidzhan (Russian: Биробиджа́н, bee-ruh-beed-ZHAHN) is the capital of Russia's Jewish Autonomous Oblast. It borders Khabarovsk Krai to the east, Amur Oblast to the west and China to the south. Bira and Bidzhan are two parallel rivers, the former flows by the city's banks. Get in Birobidzhan station at dawn, with the name of the city appearing in Russian and Yiddish Take a train, elektrichka or minibus from Khabarovsk, Russia. There is a daily bus to Komsomolsk-on-Amur (via Khabarovsk). Get around See Despite of its name the number of Jewish inhabitants in the area is rather small. However there are a lot of traces of and new monuments to national characters. Start from the bronze figures sitting on the cart on the railway square and move ahead to Sholom Aleihem statue. You will see some more. Birobidzhan station square Two Sinagogues and Orthodox temples are addition to the visit programme. Do Center of People's Leisure (Областной центр народного творчества), 5, Volochayevskaya St. (College of Culture). Theater and song festivals, concerts.  edit Musical Jewish theater.  edit Doll theater Kudesnik (Театр кукол Кудесник).  edit Theater-studio Kogelet (Театр студия Когелет).  edit Buy Vodka "Khasidkaya", "Shabbatnaya", "Rabinovich" and "Jewish happiness" are due to preserve the color and taste of the region in bottled form. Eat There is a number of cafes around the marketplace offering borsch, macaroni, shashlyki, but you can also take a meal on the cheap in the eatery "Strela" at the railway station. Drink Sleep Hotel Vostok, Sholom Aleihem st.,1, ☎ +7 42622 620-30. The prices per stay are $30-60  edit. Right next to "Farmers' Market", and the pedestrian plaza. Get out The bus station is next to the railway station on the left (when you exit the station building) and the bus timetable will not get you waiting for ages, whether you take a private minibus or a regular public bus. Elekrichkas to Khabarovsk and Obluchye depart two times a day. Routes through Birobidzhan Chita ← Obluchye ←  W  E  → Khabarovsk → Vladivostok This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!