Baraba steppe

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Baraba steppe as seen from the window of the trans-Siberian railway
Baraba steppe as seen from the window of the trans-Siberian railway

The Baraba steppe (also known as Barabinsk steppe, Russian: Барабинская низменность) is a wooded, flat plain situated in western Siberia which is an important Russian agricultural district. The steppe has an area of 117,000 km² and stretches between the Irtysh and the Ob Rivers. Barabinsk is the largest city on the steppe.