Astrakhan Oblast
Astrakhan Oblast (Астраха́нская о́бласть) is a regional subdivision of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Astrakhan.
Area 44,100 km², population 1,005,276 (2002 All-Russian Population Census).
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Administrative Division
Districts
Astrakhan Oblast consists of the following districts (Russian: районы):
- Akhtubinsky (Ахтубинский)
- Chernoyarsky (Черноярский)
- Ikryaninsky (Икрянинский)
- Kamyzyaksky (Камызякский)
- Kharabalinsky (Харабалинский)
- Krasnoyarsky (Красноярский)
- Limansky (Лиманский)
- Narimanovsky (Наримановский)
- Privolzhsky (Приволжский)
- Volodarsky (Володарский)
- Yenotayevsky (Енотаевский)
History
- Khazars
- Saqsin
- Kimeks
- Nogays
- Astrakhan Khanate
- Kalmycks
External links
- Administration of Astrakhan Oblast (in Russian), official homepage.
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