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| | Irkutsk Oblast |
 | | The Irkutsk Oblast, Russia is located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara, Lena and Nizhnyaya Tunguska rivers, and occupies an area of 767,900 km² (4.6% of Russia's territory). |
 | | A unique and world-famous lake, Lake Baikal, is located in the southeast of the region. |
 | | Almost half the year the temperature is below 0°C. Winter is frosty, and the temperature is generally from -17°C to -33°C. Summer is hot, short, and dry in the first half, and humid in the second. |
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