Akademgorodok Novosibirsk...! Travel log : 01 | EP : 03
Travel log : 01Akademgorodok Novosibirsk...
EP : 03
Akademgorodok or Academic City is a part of the Sovetsky District of the city of Novosibirsk, Russia, located 30 km south of the city center and about 10 km west of the Science town Koltsovo.
It is the educational and scientific center of Siberia.
It is surrounded by a birch and pine forest on the shore of the Ob Sea, an artificial reservoir on the river Ob.
Formally it is a part of Novosibirsk city, and has never been a closed city.
Located within Akademgorodok is Novosibirsk State University, 35 research institutes, a medical academy, apartment buildings and houses, and a variety of community amenities including stores, hotels, hospitals, restaurants, cafes, cinemas, clubs and libraries.