Strezhevoi

Strezhevoi has served as an oil-industry centre in northwestern Tomsk Oblast since the 1960s. It stands on the right bank of the Ob, deep in the West Siberian Plain and far from the region’s administrative capital, Tomsk. The settlement was founded in 1966 during the Soviet development of nearby petroleum fields and received town status in 1978. Oil production continues to shape local employment, infrastructure and the city’s purposeful layout. The Ob remains a defining presence here: a major Siberian waterway running through a vast lowland of forests, marshes and river channels. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Strezhevoi and the Ob River region.

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