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Astrakhan (Russian: Астрахань, IPA: [ˈastrəxənʲ] ⓘ) is the largest city and administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast in southern Russia.The city lies on two banks of the Volga, in the upper part of the Volga Delta, on eleven islands of the Caspian Depression, 100 km (62 mi) from the Caspian Sea, with a population of 475,629 residents at the 2021 Census. [15]
The Khanate of Astrakhan was a Tatar rump state of the Golden Horde.The khanate existed in the 15th and 16th centuries in the area adjacent to the mouth of the Volga river, around the modern city of Astrakhan.
Astrakhan Jews are people of Jewish ethnicity and faith originating from or living in the historically Central Asian city and region of Astrakhan in South-Western Russia. They are a culturally heterogenous entity, coming from various sub-ethnic backgrounds such as Ashkenazi, Juhuri, Sephardi and Bukhori, but share a common Jewish identity and form a united community.
Astrakhan or Astrachan, a Jewish surname derived from the city name: Dmitry Astrakhan, Russian movie director and producer; Joshua Astrachan, American movie script writer; Owen Astrachan, an American computer scientist; Mrs. Astrakhan, a character from the 2006 animated film Happy Feet; Alan "Red" Astrachan, a character from the 1973 film ...
Its origin in Astrakhan Russian and other dialects is the same, both words come from Turkic qarğa 'crow', but Astrakhan Russian preserved its original meaning, whereas other varieties only use it as a metaphor; чушка (čuska) 'untidy person'; this word originates from Kazakh şoşqa 'pig'. A similar word exists in other Russian dialects ...
The literal meaning of Karakul, which is a Turkish word, is black lake. [12] Design. In terms of design, the cap is peaked and has several parts. It folds flat when ...
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Astrakhan Tatars (Tatar: Əsterxan tatarları, Əsterhan tatarlary, Ashtarkhan tatarları) are an ethnic subgroup of the Tatar.. In the 15th to 17th-centuries, the Astrakhan Tatars inhabited the Astrakhan Khanate (1459–1556), which was also inhabited by the Nogai Horde, and the Astrakhan Tatars exerted a profound effect on Nogais.