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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Caspian Depression drainedBy Volga River
Mari El locatedOn Volga River
Mari El hasRiver Volga River
Tatar ASSR locatedOn Volga River
Don River connectedTo Volga River
Rus' majorRiver Volga River
European Plain drainedBy Volga River
M-8 highway passesNearRiver Volga River
Strelka Park locatedOnWaterway Volga River
Strelka Park locatedAtConfluenceOf Volga River
this entity surface form: Volga River and Kotorosl River
Strelka Park hasView Volga River
Assumption Cathedral locatedOnRiver Volga River
subject surface form: Assumption Cathedral (Yaroslavl)
Temple of All Religions locatedOn Volga River
Yaroslavl Embankment hasViewOf Volga River
Kazan Khanate majorRiver Volga River
Volzhsky locatedOnRiver Volga River
Astrakhan Khanate locatedOn Volga River
Chkalov Staircase overlooks Volga River
Nizhny Novgorod Cableway crosses Volga River
Kultbaza station locatedOn Volga River
this entity surface form: Volga River (city of Volgograd)
Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin overlooks Volga River
Engels, Saratov Oblast locatedOn Volga River
New Volga Bridge crosses Volga River
Ploshchad Vozrozhdeniya station locatedOn Volga River
this entity surface form: Volga River (city of Volgograd)
Desht-i Kipchak borders Volga River
Zavrazhye locatedOn Volga River
Volga trade route followsRiver Volga River
Kamyshin locatedOnRiver Volga River
Kamyshin isPortOn Volga River
Principality of Tver locatedOn Volga River
Tver River Port locatedOnWaterway Volga River
Old Volga Bridge crosses Volga River