Ishim

Ishim, city (1989 pop. 66,000), W Siberian Russia, on the Ishim River and the Trans-Siberian RR. An agricultural center, it produces farm machinery and processes food. An old trading town known as Korkinsk, Ishim was renamed in 1782.

Ishim, river, c.1,130 mi (1,819 km) long, W Siberian Russia and Kazakhstan. It rises N of Qaraghandy in Kazakhstan (where it is known as the Esil), flows W past Atbasar, N past Petropavl, and then joins the Irtysh River at Ust Ishim.

Ishim (Иши́м) is a town in the south of Tyumen Oblast, Russia. According to the Russian 2002 Census, it has a population of 67,757.

The famous Russian writer Pyotr Yershov was born near Ishim.

Ishim is currently designated the eastern terminus of European route E22, a road route crossing Russia, Latvia, Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, terminating at the port of Holyhead (Welsh: Caergybi) for onward connections to Ireland.

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• Local government of Ishim
• Ishim
• History of city Ishim
• Katalog
• Ishim overflows its banks