Kursk Region

Kursk Region is known as the “nightingale region of Russia” and the place where a pivotal battle of the Great Patriotic War took place in 1943. Have you heard about the Kursk magnetic anomaly? It’s the largest iron ore basin in the world. About 50% of all iron ore reserves on the planet are concentrated here – roughly 200 to 210 billion tons. Because of the strength of this magnetic anomaly, compasses literally go crazy here.