Volga River

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The Volga River is the longest river in Europe, flowing through central Russia to the Caspian Sea and serving as a vital waterway for transport, industry, and culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry Russia
climateZone continental climate
connectedByCanalTo Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Sea of Azov
White Sea
continent Europe
country Russia
culturalSignificance featured in Russian literature and music
symbol of Russian national identity
deltaLocation Caspian Sea
surface form: northern Caspian Sea
drainageArea about 1,360,000 km²
drainageBasin Volga River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Volga basin
economicUse hydroelectric power
industrial water supply
irrigation
transportation
flowsInto Caspian Sea
flowsThrough Astrakhan Oblast
Chuvash Republic
Kostroma Oblast
Mari El Republic
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Samara Oblast
Saratov Oblast
Tatarstan
Tver Oblast
Ulyanovsk Oblast
Volgograd Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast
freezesInWinter yes
hasBasinPopulation over 50 million people
hasPart Volga Delta
historicalUse route between Europe and Central Asia
trade route
length about 2,193 miles
about 3,530 km
locatedIn European Russia
majorReservoir Gorky Reservoir
Ivankovo Reservoir
Gorky Reservoir
surface form: Kuybyshev Reservoir

Rybinsk Reservoir
Saratov Reservoir
Volgograd Reservoir
majorTributary Kama River
Oka River
Samara River
Sura River
Tsimlyansky Reservoir via Don–Volga canal system
Vetluga River
mouth Caspian Sea
notableFeature longest river in Europe
passesCity Astrakhan Oblast
surface form: Astrakhan

Kazan
Kostroma
Nizhny Novgorod
Samara
Saratov
Tver
Ulyanovsk Oblast
surface form: Ulyanovsk

Volgograd
Yaroslavl
region Volga region
sourceCountry Russia
sourceLocation Valdai Hills
sourceRegion Tver Oblast
usedFor river cruise tourism
waterwayType navigable river

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Kama River confluenceWith Volga River
Don connectedRiverViaCanal Volga River
this entity surface form: Volga
Moskva River connectedTo Volga River
Moscow Canal connects Volga River
Volga–Don Canal connects Volga River
European Russia containsRiver Volga River
Ulyanovsk Oblast containsRiver Volga River
Eastern Europe crossedByRiver Volga River
this entity surface form: Volga
Volga River drainageBasin Volga River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Volga basin
Samara River flowsInto Volga River
Europe hasLongestRiver Volga River
Kostroma Oblast hasMajorRiver Volga River
southern Russia hasMajorRiver Volga River
subject surface form: Southern Russia
Astrakhan Oblast hasRiver Volga River
Russia hasRiver Volga River
Samara Oblast hasRiver Volga River
Yaroslavl hasRiverConfluence Volga River
Caspian Sea inflow Volga River
Gorky Reservoir inflow Volga River
Ivankovo Reservoir inflow Volga River
Rybinsk Reservoir inflow Volga River
Saratov Reservoir inflow Volga River
Volgograd Reservoir inflow Volga River
Gorky Reservoir isPartOf Volga River
this entity surface form: Volga River waterway system
Caspian Sea largestInflowRiver Volga River
The Motherland Calls locatedNear Volga River
Kostroma locatedOn Volga River
Kostroma Oblast locatedOn Volga River
Saratov Oblast locatedOn Volga River
Volgograd Oblast locatedOn Volga River
subject surface form: Ulyanovsk
Chuvash Republic locatedOnRiver Volga River
Gorky Reservoir locatedOnRiver Volga River
Ivankovo Reservoir locatedOnRiver Volga River
Kazan locatedOnRiver Volga River
Mari El Republic locatedOnRiver Volga River
Nizhny Novgorod locatedOnRiver Volga River
Rybinsk Reservoir locatedOnRiver Volga River
Samara locatedOnRiver Volga River
Samara Oblast locatedOnRiver Volga River
Saratov locatedOnRiver Volga River
Saratov Reservoir locatedOnRiver Volga River
Stalingrad locatedOnRiver Volga River
Tatarstan locatedOnRiver Volga River
Tsaritsyn locatedOnRiver Volga River
Tver locatedOnRiver Volga River
Tver Oblast locatedOnRiver Volga River