Khabarovsk
Khabarovsk is the administrative centre and largest city of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) from the China–Russia border, at the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri Rivers, about 800 kilometers (500 mi) north of Vladivostok.
Khabarovsk is the administrative centre and largest city of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) from the China–Russia border, at the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri Rivers, about 800 kilometers (500 mi) north of Vladivostok. As of the 2021 Russian census, it had a population of 617,441. It was known as Khabarovka until 1893.
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Worth seeing in and around Khabarovsk
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Platinum Arena
Platinum Arena Khabarovsk is an indoor arena located in Khabarovsk, the capital of Khabarovsk Krai in eastern Russia. The arena was opened in 2003 and has a capacity of 7,100.
200 m · sports arena in Khabarovsk, Russia · Wikipedia - 02Transfiguration Cathedral
The Transfiguration Cathedral on a steep bluff overlooking the Amur River in Khabarovsk stands 96 meters tall and is supposed to be the third tallest church in Russia after St. Isaac's Cathedral and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.
2.3 km · church in Khabarovsk, Russia · Wikipedia - 03Dormition Cathedral, Khabarovsk
The Dormition Cathedral of Khabarovsk is a Russian Orthodox cathedral. It is one of the largest churches in the Russian Far East, and was built in 2000–02 to a design by Yuri Podlesny, a local architect.
2.3 km · Cathedral in Khabarovsk · Wikipedia - 04Far East State Humanitarian University
The Far Eastern State University of Humanities is a university in Khabarovsk Krai, in the Far East of Russia.
400 m · university in Khabarovsk in Russia · Wikipedia - 05Pacific National University
The Pacific National University is a public university in Khabarovsk, Russia, established in 1958. PNU has over 12,000 students in 80 various academic majors.
5.8 km · university in Khabarovsk, Russia · Wikipedia - 06Arena Yerofey
Arena Yerofey is a bandy arena in Khabarovsk, Russia, which hosted the 2015 Bandy World Championship. The 2018 Bandy World Championship was also hosted there, but only Division A that time around.
200 m · bandy arena in Khabarovsk, Russia · Wikipedia - 07Far East State Medical University
Far Eastern State Order of the Red Banner of Labour Medical University is a medical higher education institution in Khabarovsk, founded in 1929.
1 km · University in Khabarovsk, Russia · Wikipedia - 08Lenin Square
Lenin Square is a square in Khabarovsk, Russia. It is the second biggest square in Russia next to Moscow's Red Square.
900 m · Khabarovsk square · Wikipedia - 09Military History Museum of the Far Eastern Military District
The Military History Museum of the Far Eastern Military District is a military museum in the Russian city of Khabarovsk. Its collection includes over 38,000 artifacts dating from the 17th century to the First Chechen War.
2.5 km · military museum in Khabarovsk, Russia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
There is a fantastic cluster of top notch museums along Shevchenko Street, just behind the tall blue-domed Church of Theotokos on Komsomolskaya Square towards the river and stadium. Not only are the museums some of the best in the far east, they also make their home in some impressive century-old buildings dating back to before the revolution.
- 01Far East Regional Museum
- 02Far Eastern Art Museum
- 03Far Eastern Military Museum
- 04Museum of Archaeology
- 05Far Eastern Railway Museum
- 06Fedotov Exposition Hall
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Things to do
In addition to these listings there are also a Drama Theatre and a Children's 'Theatre, but they are probably not of much interest unless you speak Russian. Nonetheless, the city has a fairly vibrant cultural life.
- 01City Beach
- 02Durminskoye Reserve
- 03Khabarovsk Philarmony
- 04Gaidara Children's Park
A small amusement park opposite the large Dynamo park to the north of the center.
- 05Khabarovsk Circus
- 06Theatre of Musical Comedy
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Where to eat
The local cuisine consists primarily of traditional Russian restaurants and different Asian-style places. Italian food is also common. However, there's a great variety of cheap fast-food outlets on the streets. Prices start from $3 for good snack to US$5–10 at the Golden Bird fast food chain. Meals in small restaurants are available for US$10–20.
- 01Chocolate
A stylish, modern looking cafe-like eatery with an international menu, cappuccino, and free wireless access.
- 02Kabachok
- 03Russki Restaurant
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Getting to Khabarovsk
- Stations
- Khabarovsk Novy Airport, 7.8 km · Khabarovsk-1, 1.7 km · Khabarovsk Tsentralny, 5.7 km
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk → Khabarovsk595 km · quickest by road, 77h 34m · ₽3,310–4,410
- Artyom → Khabarovsk610 km · quickest by road, 11h 59m · ₽2,680–3,570
- Harbin → Khabarovsk706 km · quickest by road, 14h 29m · ¥375–500
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- Get in{{go | name | url | address 48.52417 | long | phone | hours | wikipedia International terminal of Khabarovsk airport.jpg | wikidata=Q372280 | content By train By boat=== If you want to go to places upstream on the Amur river, the Meteor speedboats will often be your transport of choice, but only during the summer when the river is navigable.
- Get inFuyuan – In spring and summer there are daily hydrofoil services to Fuyuan in northeastern China, departing from the ferry terminal facing the Amur river.
- Go nextSakhalin (Сахалин) – Khabarovsk is an important transfer point between the Trans-Siberian Railway and the railway line to Vanino, where ferries shuttles passengers across the Tartar strait to the fascinating Sakhalin island.
- Go nextFrom there you can continue your journey onwards to Japan with a weekly ferry in summer.
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