Location: Astrakhan
Southern District, Russia
Coat of arms: Flag
Anthem: Anthem of Astrakhan
City Day: Third Sunday of September
Administrative status (as of September 2014)Country: Russia
Federal subject: Astrakhan Oblast
Administratively subordinated to: city of oblast significance of Astrakhan
Administrative center of: Astrakhan Oblast, city of oblast significance of Astrakhan
Municipal status (as of October 2014)Urban okrug: Astrakhan Urban Okrug
Administrative center of: Astrakhan Urban Okrug
Head: Oleg Polumordvinov
Representative body: City Duma
StatisticsArea (2003): 208.70 km (80.58 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census): 520,339 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010: 33rd
Population (January 2014 est.): 530,900 inhabitants
Density: 2,493/km (6,460/sq mi)
Time zone: SAMT (UTC+04:00)
Founded: 1558
City status since: 1717
Postal code(s): 414000, 414004, 414006, 414008, 414009, 414011–414019, 414021, 414022, 414024–414026, 414028–414030, 414032, 414038, 414040–414042, 414044–414046, 414050–414052, 414056, 414057, 414700, 414890, 414899, 414950, 414960, 414961, 414999
Dialing code(s): +7 8512
Website: www.astrgorod.ru
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Astrakhan (Russian: Астрахань, IPA: [ˈastrəxənʲ]) is a city in southern Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on two banks of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of 28 meters (92 ft) below sea level. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 520,339; up from 504,501 recorded in the 2002 Census and 509,210 recorded in the 1989 Census.
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1. Cathedral of the Assumption
2. Cathedral of St. Vladimir
Generala Armii Episheva, 4, Astrakhan 414024 Russia [email protected] http://vladimirknyaz.prihod.ru
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3. Church of St. Andrew the Apostle
Sennoi 1-I Lane, 11, Astrakhan 414032 Russia +7 851 255-06-71
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
4. The New Apostolic Church
Kubanskaya, 36, Astrakhan 414024 Russia
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5. Church of St. Nicholas
6. Transfiguration Church
7. Peter and Paul Church
Klary Tsetkin, 6, Astrakhan 414009 Russia +7 851 225-97-98
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8. Church of St. John Chrysostom
9. Church of St. Theodore Ushakov
Admirala Nakhimova, 60D, Astrakhan 414018 Russia +7 927 586-89-20 [email protected] http://astr-ushakov.prihod.ru
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
