Astrakhan

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Astrakhan

Total population

465,524

Coordinates46.35°, 48.03°

Demographic figures from Rosstat. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Astrakhan is the largest city and administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast in southern Russia. The city lies on two banks of the Volga, in the upper part of the Volga Delta, on eleven islands of the Caspian Depression, 100 km (62 mi) from the Caspian Sea, with a population of 475,629 residents at the 2021 Census. At an elevation of 28 meters (92 ft) below sea level, it is the lowest city in Russia.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

M

Miñneğäli İlyasof

Antoni

V

Vladimir Shaposhnikov

I

Ivan Agafonov

R

Rasjid Dominov

Russian painter

Vladimir Zdravosmyslov

S

Sergey Ivanov

V

Viktor Kulikov

Soviet military aviator

S

Sergey Lebedev

O

Oleg Moiseev

Soviet military aviator

Oleg Pakholkov

Russian politician

M

Mitrofan Sveshnikov

Z

Zäyni Soltan

Oreste Rosenfeld

French journalist and politician (1891–1964)

I

Inal Aflitulin

Russian handball player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Astrakhan Oblast

• Krasnyye Barrikady
  13.2 mi away · pop. 6,635
• Kamyzyak
  16.3 mi away · pop. 16,219
• Krasniy Yar
  19.5 mi away · pop. 11,824
• Ikryanoye
  22.4 mi away · pop. 10,263
• Volodarsky
  24.2 mi away · pop. 10,079
• Narimanov
  25.2 mi away · pop. 11,196
• Kirovsky
  34.8 mi away · pop. 2,217
• Liman
  55 mi away · pop. 8,793
• Yenotayevka
  77.7 mi away · pop. 12,000
• Kharabali
  81.9 mi away · pop. 18,041
• Akhtubinsk
  159.8 mi away · pop. 38,507
• Sarhan Cliff
  1598.4 mi away

Browse all places in Astrakhan Oblast →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Astrakhan

Astrakhan Oblast Regional Investment and Business Guide

USA International Business Publications · 2001

Astrakhanʹ i astrakhanskai︠a︡ oblastʹ

A. S. Markov · 1990

Astrakhan Oblast Investment & Business Guide (Russian Regional Investment & Business Guides)

USA International Business Publications · 2000

Astrakhanskiĭ zapovednik

B. K. Mashkov · 1972

Po Astrakhani i oblasti.

1958

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Flashlight Shield Lady Beetle

Parexochomus nigromaculatus

Seen 2026-09-24

Sloe Bug

Dolycoris baccarum

Seen 2026-09-24

Transcaucasian Giant Mantis

Hierodula transcaucasica

Seen 2026-09-24

Green Leafhopper

Cicadella viridis

Seen 2026-09-23

Aelurillus m-nigrum

Aelurillus m-nigrum

Seen 2026-09-23

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-09-23

Mogrus neglectus

Mogrus neglectus

Seen 2026-09-23

Eurasian Penduline-Tit

Remiz pendulinus

Seen 2026-09-22

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-09-21

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).