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Khantia-Mansia
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Khantia-Mansia, historically known as Yugra, is an autonomous okrug in Russia's Urals Region.
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- Beryozovo - a small town, a prominent exile destination for many famous Russians, including Prince Menshikov, Prince Ivan Dolgoruky, as well as many of the Decembrists; retains a cathedral
- Khanty-Mansiysk - administrative center of the region, which looks like the "Mars face" from satellite imagery!
- Nizhnevartovsk - one of the richest cities in Russia; locals make ice parks in the winter complete with sculptures and ice slides
- Surgut - founded in 1594, Surgut is a major oil and gas production center and the largest city in the region
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Believed to be the origin of the Magyars, ancestors of present day Hungarians, Khantia-Mansia is home to tiny but ancient cultures of the Khanti and Mansi peoples. The Khanti and Mansi languages are the closest extant relatives of modern Hungarian.
Khantia-Mansia is of exceptional importance to Russia, as it produces the majority of the country's oil.
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Both Khanti and Mansi share official status with Russian, but are not very widely spoken. Everyone will understand Russian.
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