Volga

Summary

Volga is a river^[1]. Volga has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Volga is located in Tver Oblast^[3].
• Volga is located in Moscow Oblast^[4].
• Volga is located in Yaroslavl Oblast^[5].
• Volga is located in Kostroma Oblast^[6].
• Volga is located in Ivanovo Oblast^[7].
• Volga is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast^[8].
• Volga is in the country of Russia^[9].
• Volga is on the continent of Europe^[10].
• Volga's instance of is recorded as river^[11].
• Volga's basin country is recorded as Russia^[12].
• Volga is part of Unified Deep Water System of European Russia^[13].
• Volga's Commons category is recorded as Volga^[14].
• Volga's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Caspian Sea^[15].
• Volga's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Kama^[16].
• Volga's said to be the same as is recorded as Rha^[17].
• Volga's said to be the same as is recorded as Rangha^[18].
• Volga's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 57.251331194444, 'lon': 32.467965694444}^[19].
• Volga's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.695, 'lon': 47.8975}^[20].
• Volga's origin of the watercourse is recorded as Valdai Hills^[21].
• Volga's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Volga River^[22].
• Volga's Commons gallery is recorded as Volga^[23].
• Volga's tributary is recorded as Vetluga^[24].
• Volga's tributary is recorded as Kama^[25].
• Volga's tributary is recorded as Oka^[26].
• Volga's tributary is recorded as Sura^[27].

Body

Geography

Volga is in the country of Russia^[9]. Located in include Tver Oblast^[3], an oblast of Russia^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1935^[30]; Moscow Oblast^[4], an oblast of Russia^[31], in Russia^[32], founded in 1929^[33]; Yaroslavl Oblast^[5], an oblast of Russia^[34], in Russia^[35], founded in 1936^[36]; Kostroma Oblast^[6], an oblast of Russia^[37], in Russia^[38], founded in 1944^[39]; Ivanovo Oblast^[7], an oblast of Russia^[40], in Russia^[41], founded in 1936^[42]; and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast^[8], an oblast of Russia^[43], in Russia^[44], founded in 1929^[45]. Volga is on the continent of Europe^[10]. Volga is part of Unified Deep Water System of European Russia^[13].

Designation and Status

Volga's instance of is recorded as river^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Volga include Volgograd^[46], a big city^[47], in Russia^[48], founded in 1589^[49]; Volzhsko-Kamsky Nature Reserve^[50], a protected area^[51], in Russia^[52], founded in 1960^[53]; 1149 Volga^[54], an asteroid^[55]; M7 Volga Federal Highway^[56], a controlled-access highway^[57], in Russia^[58]; Volga–Don Canal^[59], a ship canal^[60], in Russia^[61]; Idel^[62], a model series^[63], founded in 1984^[64]; Volgadraco^[65], a monotypic fossil taxon^[66]; and Volga rice^[67].

Why It Matters

Volga has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Volga is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[68]

Entities named for Volga include Volgograd^[46], a big city^[47], in Russia^[48], founded in 1589^[49]; Volzhsko-Kamsky Nature Reserve^[50], a protected area^[51], in Russia^[52], founded in 1960^[53]; 1149 Volga^[54], an asteroid^[55]; M7 Volga Federal Highway^[56], a controlled-access highway^[57], in Russia^[58]; Volga–Don Canal^[59], a ship canal^[60], in Russia^[61]; and Idel^[62], a model series^[63], founded in 1984^[64].