Birobidzhan (English spelling)

Japanese: ビロビジャン（英語表記）Birobidzhan

The capital of Evlei Autonomous Oblast in southeastern Russia. It is located about 170 km west-northwest of Khabarovsk, on the Bira River, a tributary of the Amur River, along the Trans-Siberian Railway. In 1928, the railway station Tikhonkaya was established, and Jews settled there. In 1931, the town was renamed Birobidzhan. In 1934, it became the administrative center of the Evlei (Jewish) Autonomous Oblast when it was established, and in 1937 it became a city. Initially, industries such as sewing, hosiery, shoemaking, and felt (for boots) developed, but in the 1960s an agricultural machinery factory and a transformer factory were built, and other factories for food (meat, beer, dairy products), lumber, furniture, etc. were also established. There are cultural facilities such as a local museum and a folk theater. Population 86,300 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

ロシア南東部，エブレイ自治州の州都。ハバロフスクの西北西約 170km，アムール川支流ビラ川沿岸にあり，シベリア横断鉄道に沿う。 1928年鉄道駅チホンカヤがつくられ，ユダヤ人が入植。 31年ビロビジャンに改称。 34年エブレイ (ユダヤ人) 自治州設立とともにその行政中心地となり，37年市となった。当初，縫製，メリヤス，製靴，フェルト (長靴用) などの工業が発達したが，1960年代に農業機械工場や変圧器工場がつくられ，ほかに食品 (食肉，ビール，乳製品) ，製材，家具などの工場が立地する。郷土博物館，民族劇場などの文化施設がある。人口8万 6300 (1991推計) 。

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