Baraba Steppe

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.

Baraba Steppe Baraba Lowland Барабинская низменность
Plain
Map of the West Siberian Plain with the Baraba steppe in the southern part
Baraba Steppe Location in Russia
Coordinates: 55°45′N 78°0′E
Location	Russia
Part of	West Siberian Plain
Area
• Total	117,000 km2 (45,000 sq mi)
Elevation	100 meters (330 ft) to 150 meters (490 ft)

Baraba steppe as seen from the window of the Trans-Siberian railway.

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

Geography

It stretches for 117,000 km² (45,000 sq mi) across the Omsk and Novosibirsk oblasts between the Irtysh and the Ob Rivers. Grassland steppe landscapes predominate, as well as sphagnum bogs and Solonchak grounds, although there are remnants of wooded areas. Barabinsk is the largest city in the lowland.^[3]

Lakes Chany, Ubinskoye, Sartlan, Tandovo, Zharagash and pink lake Krasnovishnevoye are located in the Baraba Lowland.^[2] The Kulunda Plain extends to the southeast. The border between both areas is not well defined.^[4]

See also

• Kurumbel Steppe
• Baraba Tatars