Astrakhan Oblast

Summary

Astrakhan Oblast is an oblast of Russia^[1]. It draws 1,289 Wikipedia views per month (oblast_of_russia category, ranking #15 of 46).^[2]

Key Facts

• Astrakhan Oblast is located in Russia^[3].
• Astrakhan Oblast is in the country of Russia^[4].
• Astrakhan Oblast's head of government is recorded as Igor Babushkin^[5].
• Astrakhan Oblast is on the continent of Europe^[6].
• Astrakhan Oblast's instance of is recorded as oblast of Russia^[7].
• Astrakhan Oblast's instance of is recorded as administrative region^[8].
• Astrakhan Oblast's instance of is recorded as federal subject of Russia^[9].
• Astrakhan Oblast's capital is recorded as Astrakhan^[10].
• Astrakhan Oblast's shares border with is recorded as Kalmykia^[11].
• Astrakhan Oblast's shares border with is recorded as Volgograd Oblast^[12].
• Astrakhan Oblast's shares border with is recorded as West Kazakhstan Region^[13].
• Astrakhan Oblast's shares border with is recorded as Atyrau Region^[14].
• Astrakhan Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Akhtubinsky District^[15].
• Astrakhan Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Volodarsky District^[16].
• Astrakhan Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Yenotayevsky District^[17].
• Astrakhan Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ikryaninsky District^[18].
• Astrakhan Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kamyzyaksky District^[19].
• Astrakhan Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Krasnoyarsky District^[20].
• Astrakhan Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Limansky District^[21].
• Astrakhan Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Narimanovsky District^[22].
• Astrakhan Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Privolzhsky District, Astrakhan Oblast^[23].
• Astrakhan Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kharabalinsky District^[24].
• Astrakhan Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chernoyarsky District^[25].
• Astrakhan Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Astrakhan Urban Okrug^[26].
• Astrakhan Oblast's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Znamensk Urban Okrug^[27].

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Founding

December 27, 1943 marks the founding of Astrakhan Oblast^[28].

Identity

Part of include European Russia^[29], a region^[30], in Russia^[31] and Southern Federal District^[32], a federal district of Russia^[33], in Russia^[34], founded in 2000^[35].

Why It Matters

Astrakhan Oblast draws 1,289 Wikipedia views per month (oblast_of_russia category, ranking #15 of 46).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]