Birobidzhan, Russia

The fourth signed city was Birobidzhan, Russia in 1990. Birobidzhan is located in the southern portion of the Russian Far East. It is 200 km. west of Khabarovsk, Portland’s sister city. One fourth of the region is mountainous, with an incredibly diverse wild life, including Northern Jungle terrain that is home to bears, boars and the Siberian tiger. Similarities are the existence of light industry, including clothing, shoes, furniture, agricultural packaging, lumber, marble and brucite, and an aluminum ore. There are plans for developing high technology and tourism industries in the future. Population is 80,000. Birobidzhan is the capital of the Jewish Autonomous Region.

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Sending food and medicine to Birobidzhan to help them recover from flood

Railway Station in Birobidzhan

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