- Among the Soviet concrete monstrosities, Irkutsk features many of atmospheric, decaying wooden buildings.
- Modern Irkutsk is a historical city, which combines magnificence and unique nature of a historical center with blocks of modern buildings, traditions of the most...
- Irkutsk is situated very close to Baikal Lake, along the Trans-Siberian railway.
- The current population of Irkutsk and the surrounding land is comprised mostly of ethnic Russians and native tribal groups.
- Modern Irkutsk is one of the major industrial cities of Siberia and is especially noted for a wide range of engineering products.
- Located on the Irkutsk-Cheremhovskaya Plain where the Irkut River flows into the Angara, 66 km south-west from the Lake Baikal.
- Irkutsk is by far the most popular stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway between Moscow and all other eastern points.
- Irkutsk'un geçici planına göre şehir, uydu sanayi şehirleri Chelekhov ve Angarsk ile birleşerek bir milyondan fazla nüfusa sahip yeni bir şehir oluşturacak.
- In 1682, this settlement became the center of the Irkutsk Voivodeship, which included all the fortified settlements of the Baikal region.
- The symbol of Irkutsk, the statue of the "babr," a mythological animal reminiscent of a tiger, is another place to put on your Irkutsk itinerary.