Why visit Abalak
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 3 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Isker.
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About Abalak
Abalak (Russian: Абалак) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Abalkskoye Rural Settlement of Tobolsky District, Tyumen Oblast, Russia. The population was 806 as of 2010. There are 20 streets.
From the Wikipedia article Abalak, Tyumen Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks3
Isker
Monument and historic site · 4.9 km
Medieval Tatar fortress in Russia
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes3
History
Before the conquest of Siberia, Abalak was a small Tatar town. It got its name from the Tatar prince Abalak, the son of the Siberian khan Mar. On December 5, 1584, near the walls of Abalak, a battle between the Cossacks and the horde of Mametkul took place, which opened Ermak the way to the further conquest of Siberia.
The modern village arose in the 17th century on the site of the fortress and estate of the Siberian khan Kuchum.
In 1636, the Abalak Sign of the Mother of God appeared to a local woman, Mary, after which the wooden Church of the Sign was built in Abalak. At the turn of the 17th-18th centuries, a whole complex of stone temples were erected here. In 1783, the Holy Sign Monastery was opened here.
From the History section of Abalak, Tyumen Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship4
Собор Иконы Божией Матери Знамение
Church · Russian Orthodox
32/3 Советская улица, Абалак
Церковь Николая Чудотворца
Church · Russian Orthodox
32/2 Советская улица, Абалак
Map of Abalak
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Getting there and nearby towns
Tobolsk Remezov Airport (RMZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 16 km away.
- Sumkino 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- Mendeleyevo 18 km west, about 18 min by car
- Tobolsk 21 km west, about 21 min by car
- Vagay 33 km southeast, about 33 min by car
- Irtyshskiy 35 km northwest, about 35 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Никольская церковь с.Абалак, Katarina Tur, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Стелла с обозначением места города Искер, Дмитрий Кошелев, CC BY-SA 4.0
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