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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Old Volga Bridge riverCrossed Volga River
Old Volga Bridge hasViewOf Volga River
Kazan River mouthOfWatercourse Volga River
Kazan River dischargesInto Volga River
Kotorosl River tributaryOf Volga River
Kotorosl River confluenceWith Volga River
Kotorosl River flowsInto Volga River
Dubna locatedOnRiver Volga River
Engels locatedOnRiver Volga River
Moscow Sea locatedOnRiver Volga River
Moscow Sea watercourse Volga River
Stalingrad area locatedOnRiver Volga River
Rzhev locatedOnRiver Volga River
Kimry locatedOnRiver Volga River
city of Rybinsk locatedOnRiver Volga River
subject surface form: Rybinsk
city of Rybinsk locatedAtConfluence Volga River
subject surface form: Rybinsk
city of Rybinsk hasPortOn Volga River
subject surface form: Rybinsk
city of Rybinsk isMajorPortOn Volga River
subject surface form: Rybinsk
city of Uglich locatedOn Volga River
subject surface form: Uglich
city of Tutaev locatedOnRiver Volga River
subject surface form: Tutaev
Tsaritsa River flowsInto Volga River
Tsaritsa River mouthLocation Volga River
this entity surface form: Volga River at Volgograd
Tsaritsa River tributaryOf Volga River
Upper Volga Reservoir watercourse Volga River
Makaryev Monastery locatedOnRiver Volga River
Rybinsk locatedOnRiver Volga River
Bor locatedOnRiver Volga River
Bor locatedOnLeftBankOf Volga River
Kstovo locatedOn Volga River
Kstovo hasNearbyWaterBody Volga River
Republic of Mari El locatedOn Volga River
Republic of Mari El hasMajorRiver Volga River
Oktyabrsk locatedOnRiver Volga River