Welcome to Khabarovsk!
Khabarovsk or Chabarovsk (Russian: Хаба́ровск) is a city on the Amur river in the Russian Far East, near the Chinese border. Often overlooked due to its proximity to Vladivostok, Khabarovsk could easily be a highlight in the long line of predominately dull cities along the Trans-Siberian Railway. But while most cities look their best when the sun is out, in few is the effect as profound as in Khabarovsk, attractive parks, beaches, outdoor beer tents with live music, and classic architecture await if the weather gods favor you. Even if you are unfortunate, it's not a loss to go indoors: the city also houses some of the best museums east of Moscow.
Khabarovsk (Russian: Хабaровск, tr. Khabarovsk) is the largest city and the administrative center of Khabarovsk Krai, Russia, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) from the China-Russia Border, at the confluence of the Amur and Ussuri Rivers, about 800 kilometers (500 mi) north of Vladivostok. It also is the farthest eastern city with more than half a million inhabitants in Russia. The city was the administrative center of the Far Eastern Federal District of Russia from 2002 until December 2018, when Vladivostok took over that role. It is the largest city in the Russian Far East, having overtaken Vladivostok in 2015. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 577,441. It was previously known as Khabarovka (until 1893). As typical of the interior of the Russian Far East, Khabarovsk has an extreme climate with very strong seasonal swings resulting in strong winter cold and relatively hot and humid summers.