Sibīrija Mar 1st 2013, 21:42 | | Line 1: | Line 1: | | ==Latvian== | | ==Latvian== | | {{slim-wikipedia|lang=lv}} | | {{slim-wikipedia|lang=lv}} | − | [[File:Siberia Federal Subjects.png|thumb|250px|Sibīrija ({{l/lv|Krievija|Krievijā}}]] | + | [[File:Siberia Federal Subjects.png|thumb|250px|Sibīrija ({{l/lv|Krievija|Krievijā}})]] | | | | | | ===Etymology=== | | ===Etymology=== |
Latest revision as of 21:42, 1 March 2013 [edit] Latvian Wikipedia lv [edit] Etymology A borrowing from Russian Сибирь (Sibír'). Originally the name of a 14th-century Tatar fortress at Qashlik (Tobolsk), later the capital of the 16th-century Khanate of Sibir. With the Russian conquest of Northern Asia, the name was extended to the areas beyond the Ob river. [edit] Pronunciation [edit] Proper noun Sibīrija f., 4th declension - Siberia (the Asian part of Russia, from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean)
- Sibīrija ietver apmēram 56% no Krievijas teritorijas — Siberia contains about 56% of the territory of Russia
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