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Definition: Astrakhan from Philip's Encyclopedia

(Astrachan) City in S Russia, a port on the Caspian Sea, S Russia. It was developed by the Mongols in the 13th century. In the Russian Civil War (1917-20) the city remained in 'White Russian' hands, becoming a base for the Caspian Sea conquest of 1920. It possesses a walled kremlin (1587-89) and cathedral (1700-10). A railway, airline and oil shipping terminal, it is also an important trade centre. Industries: fishing, shipbuilding, engineering, oil-refining. Pop. (1994) 481,171.


Astrakhan

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Capital city, economic and cultural centre of Astrakhan oblast (region), southwestern Russian Federation; population (2002) 504,500. Astrakhan is sited in the Volga delta on the northeastern shore of the Caspian Sea. It is one of the Russian Federation's principal ports, which developed rapidly in the 1870s with the growth of the oil industry at Baku (now in Azerbaijan). There is a major fishing and canning industry here, together with shipbuilding and cotton manufacturing. Astrakhan was founded by the Tatar Golden Horde in 1240–50, near the site of the earlier Khazar capital of Itil (7th–10th centuries). Timur the Lame destroyed the city in 1395. It became an important trading centre and the capital of Astrakhan Khanate; in 1558 it was conquered by Ivan (IV) the Terrible, who built a large citadel (kremlin) on the left bank of the Volga, around which a new city developed. Throughout the 16th–19th centuries it was a leading centre for trade with Central Asia, Persia, and India. …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Capital city, economic and cultural centre of Astrakhan oblast (region), southwestern Russian Federation; population (2002) 504,500. Astrakhan is sited in the Volga delta on the northeastern shore of the Caspian Sea. It is one of the Russian Federation's principal ports, which developed rapidly in…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2002: 506,400), southwestern Russia . It is situated on several islands in the delta of the Volga River . It was the capital of a Tatar khanate that became independent of the Golden Horde in the 13th century, and its location on caravan and water routes made it a trading centre. Ivan IV…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
City, ✽ of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia in Europe, on left bank of the Volga at head of its delta ab. 235 mi. (378 km.) SE of Volgograd; pop. (1992e) 512,000; alt. 50 ft. (15 m.) below sea level; port frozen for about one third of the year; fish processing; wood products, textiles; transshipment point…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(ăs'trӘkăn, Rus. ä'strӘkhӘnyӘ), city (1990 pop. 521,000), capital of Astrakhan region, SE European Russia. A Caspian Sea port on the Volga River's southern delta, it is a center for river transport thanks to a canal built for barge traffic. Russia's Caspian flotilla is based at the port. Astrakhan…
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