Bira, Russia
{{Short description|Urban settlement in Obluchensky, District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia}}
Bira ({{langx|ru|Бира}}) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Obluchensky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia.{{Cite web|url=http://population-of.com/en/Russia/89/Bira/|title=Population Of Bira|website=population-of.com}} Population: {{ru-census|p2010=3,167|p2002=4,311|p1989=4,111}}
History
Bira railway station was built in 1908. In 1937, a larger railway station and a depot were constructed.{{cite web|title=Establishment and Development of the JAR|publisher=Jewish Autonomous Region|url=http://www.eao.ru/eng/?p=361|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225101558/http://eao.ru/eng/?p=361|archive-date=2010-02-25|access-date=2024-08-17}}
In 2006, the Chief Rabbi of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Mordechai Scheiner, visited Bira to inspect local cemeteries and gather information about the Jews buried there in the years prior to World War II.
See also
References
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Category:Urban-type settlements in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Category:Populated places established in 1908