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Astrakhan
The region located near the Caspian Sea. It is also located on the Caspian lowland. The lowest point is -27 meters, the highest point is Bolshoe Bogdo 162 meters above sea level. The mouth of the Volga River flows out in the Astrakhan region.
Population and geography
The area of the Astrakhan region is 49,024 km².
The population for 2025 is 946,580 people, 55th in Russia.
The largest cities are Astrakhan, Akhtubinsk, Kharabali.
about region

"It is located on the great river Itil, which is one of the greatest rivers in the world; in winter it freezes, and people ride on it by sleigh."


"We stopped in this city during a severe cold, and the river froze so that caravans passed through it."


Ibn Battuta. The journey of Ibn Battuta. Translated from Arabic, intro. art. and notes by I. Y. Krachkovsky. — M.: Nauka, 1988.

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