Regions of Russia

Siberia ( ; , ) is an extensive geographical region comprising all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west (with the Ural River usually forming the southernmost portion of its western boundary) to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has formed a part of the sovereign territory of Russia and its predecessor states since the lengthy conquest of Siberia, which began with the fall of the Khanate of Sibir in 1582 and concluded with the annexation of Chukotka in 1778. Siberia is vast and sparsely populated, covering an area of over – about three-quarters of Russia's total area, but home to

subregion in Eastern Europe

right|thumb|250px|A map showing the present-day definition of the Donbas within Ukraine right|thumb|250px|Map of the historical region of Donbas, within modern-day Ukraine and the Rostov Oblast of Russia right|thumb|250px|Geology of Ukraine The Donbas (, ; ) or Donbass ( ) is a historical, cultural, and economic region on the Russia–Ukraine border, lying predominantly in Ukraine. The vast majority of the Donbas is occupied by Russia as a result of the Russo-Ukrainian war, as the Russian Armed Forces control about 90% of the region as of October 2025. At the last census in 2001, the population

geographic region

upland region in Russia

geographic region

300px|thumb|Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai|Chita is the main city of Transbaikalia thumb|Eastern Siberia is highlighted thumb|The Russian-Chinese borderland in the mid-19th century with Daooria Transbaikal, Trans-Baikal, Transbaikalia (), or Dauria (, Dauriya) is a mountainous region to the east of or "beyond" (trans-) Lake Baikal at the south side of the eastern Siberia and the south-western corner of the Far Eastern Russia.

geographic region

region of Russia

geographical region

part of North Eurasia located mainly north of the Arctic Circle

high plains in Russia

part of Russia

one of traditional regions of Russia; not to be confused with political Central Federal District

Soil region in Russia

one of traditional regions of Russia; not to be confused with political Northwestern Federal District

Dauriya (, also romanized as Dauriia or Dauria) is a historical and geographical region of Russia spanning modern Buryatia, Zabaykalsky Krai and the Amur Region. The toponym refers to the Daur people who inhabited the region until the middle of the 17th century, and to the region which was first explored during the expedition of Enalei Bakhteyarov in 1640.

thumb|250px|The site of Blue Stone (Russia)|an ancient Meryan sanctuary in Zalesye Zalesye (, area beyond the forest) or Opolye (, area in the fields) is a historical region of Russia, comprising the north and west parts of Vladimir Oblast, the north-east of Moscow Oblast and the south of Yaroslavl Oblast. As the kernel of the medieval state of Vladimir-Suzdal, this area played a vital part in the development of Russian statehood.

thumb|right|300px|Volga drainage basin Transvolga Region or Transvolga (, Zavolzhye) is a territory to the East of Volga River bounded by Volga, Ural Mountains, Northern Ridge, and Caspian Depression.

human settlement in Russia

Kumykia (), or rarely called Kumykistan, is a historical and geographical region located along the Caspian Sea shores, on the Kumyk plateau, in the foothills of Dagestan and along the river Terek. The term Kumykia encompasses territories which are historically and currently populated by the Turkic-speaking Kumyk people. Kumykia was the main "granary of Dagestan". The important trade routes, such as one of the branches of the Great Silk Road, passed via Kumykia.

ethnocultural region in northern Russia

part of Primorsky Krai

Digoria (Ossetic: Дигорæ (Digoræ); ) is a mostly mountainous region of the North Caucasus in the western part of the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. The inhabitants speak the archaic Digor dialect of Ossetian. Today the name most often refers to Irafsky and Digorsky districts of the republic. Its most populous towns are Digora and Chikola which are situated in the agricultural region of the northern plains. The mountain areas to the south include Alania National Park and a number of historical villages where one can see the remains of many stone towers. The settlement of Galiat in pa

Area of the Tver Oblast, Russia

Prikamye (Russian: Прикамье) is a region near the Kama river to the west of the Ural Mountains.