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Birobidzhan

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A first look at Birobidzhan

Birobidzhan (Russian: Биробиджа́н, bee-ruh-beed-ZHAHN, Yiddish:ביראָבידזשאַן bi-ro-bi-jan) 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.

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