Astrakhan Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Astrakhan. Its governor is Aleksandr Zhilkin.

Area 44,100 km², population 1,005,276 (2002 All-Russian Population Census).

Geography

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Time zone

Astrakhan Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

Administrative divisions

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History

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Astrakhan Guberniya of Russian Empire was created in 1717. It was on the South-Western outskirts of the empire and known as Astrakhan krai.

As of 1917, it bordered with Saratov, Samara and Stavropol guberniyas, Don Cossack Voisko, Ural Cossack Host, Terek oblast (Терская область), Caspian Sea. It included the Kalmyk steppe and Kyrgyz steppe.

Since 1919 the geography of the guberniya/oblast has been changed many times. It assumed its present form in 1957.

See also

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• Khazars
• Saqsin
• Kimeks
• Nogays
• Astrakhan Khanate
• Kalmyks
• Music of Astrakhan

Reference

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• "Astrakhan Oblast. A Reference on Administrative-Territorial Subdivision, 1918-1983", Volgograd, 1984, in Russian. ("Астраханская область. Справочник по административно-территориальному делению, 1918-1983 гг." Волгоград: Ниж.-Волж. кн. изд-во, 1984. – 336 с.)

External links

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• Official website of Astrakhan Oblast
• The Book of Memory of Victims of Political Represions of Astrakan Oblast, a list of 10,955 names repressed in Astrakhan Oblast in 1918-1986.

Astrakhan Oblast

Астраханска област | Província d'Àstrakhan | Oblast Astrachan | Astrahani oblast | استان آستراخان | Oblast d'Astrakhan | 아스트라한 주 | Oblast Astrachan | アストラハン州 | Astrakhan oblast | Obwód astrachański | Astrakhan (oblast) | Астраханская область | Astrahanin alue | Astrachan oblast | 阿斯特拉罕州