Astrakhan

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Astrakhan is a historic Russian city near the Caspian Sea, known as a key Volga River port and gateway to the Volga Delta region.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Astrakhan canonical 21
Astrakhan (regional center) 1
Astrakhan, Russia 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative center
city
climate continental
country Russia
distanceToMoscow about 1400 km southeast of Moscow
elevationAboveSeaLevel below sea level in some areas
ethnicGroupPresent Armenians
Kazakhs
Persians
surface form: Persians (historically)

Russians
Tatars
federalSubjectCapitalOf Astrakhan Oblast NERFINISHED
foundedAsFortress 1558
grantedTownStatus 1558
hasAirport Narimanovo Airport
hasCulturalInstitution Astrakhan State Opera and Ballet Theatre
surface form: Astrakhan State Drama Theatre

Astrakhan State Opera and Ballet Theatre
hasFortification Astrakhan Kremlin
hasIndustry fish processing
oil and gas services
shipbuilding
hasReligiousBuilding Astrakhan Kremlin cathedrals
hasSportsTeam FC Volgar Astrakhan
surface form: Volgar Astrakhan football club
hasUniversity Astrakhan State University
historicalRegion Lower Volga
historicalRole gateway to the Caspian Sea
gateway to the Volga Delta
key Volga River port
is historic city
port city
knownFor caviar production
fishing industry
multinational population
watermelon cultivation
locatedIn Astrakhan Oblast NERFINISHED
Southern Federal District
locatedInRegion Volga Delta
locatedNear Caspian Sea
locatedOnRiver Volga River
officialLanguage Russian
population over 500000
religionPresent Islam
Russian Orthodox Church
surface form: Russian Orthodoxy
timezone UTC+4
transportHubFor Caspian Sea routes
Volga River shipping
wasPartOf Russian Empire
Soviet Union

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Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Volga Delta majorCityNearby Astrakhan
Volga region hasMajorCity Astrakhan
Astrakhan Oblast capital Astrakhan
Astrakhan Oblast hasCity Astrakhan
Astrakhan Oblast hasPort Astrakhan
southern Russia hasMajorCity Astrakhan
subject surface form: Southern Russia
Caspian Flotilla hasBaseIn Astrakhan
Astrakhan Khanate capital Astrakhan
Astrakhan Khanate includedCity Astrakhan
FC Volgar Astrakhan homeCity Astrakhan
FC Volgar Astrakhan basedIn Astrakhan
FC Volgar Astrakhan hasHomeCityCountry Astrakhan
this entity surface form: Astrakhan, Russia
Kamyshin isLocatedNorthOf Astrakhan
Lower Volga majorCityOnRegion Astrakhan
European route E40 connectsTo Astrakhan
Akhtubinsk roadDistanceTo Astrakhan
this entity surface form: Astrakhan (regional center)