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	Topics Astrakhan Oblast Topic Home Astrakhan Oblast (, Astrakhanskaya oblast) is a federal subjectFederal subjects of Russia Russia is a federation which consists of 88 subjects}}; English transliteration: subyekty, sing.... of RussiaRussia Russia , also the Russian Federation , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of Eurasia.... (an oblastOblast Oblast refers to a subnational entity in some countries.... ). Its administrative center is the city of AstrakhanAstrakhan Astrakhan, a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast.... . Geography Time zone Astrakhan Oblast is located in the Moscow Time ZoneMoscow Time Moscow Time is observed in Russias second Time Zone in which Moscow is situated.... (MSK/MSD). UTCCoordinated Universal Time Coordinated Universal Time is a high-precision atomic time standard.... offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD). Administrative divisions Demographics Population: 1,005,276\|2002 Census]]); 998,114\|1989 Census]]) Ethnic groups: According to the 2002 CensusRussian Census (2002) Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002.... the ‘national composition’ was • RussianRussians Overview Russians are an East Slavic ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.... 69.69% • KazakhKazakhs The Kazakhs, are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia.... 14.21% • TatarTatars Tatars , often misspelled Tartar, is a collective name applied to the Turkic speaking people of Eastern Europe and Cen... 7.02% • UkrainianUkrainians Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group primarily living in Ukraine. ... 1.25% • Chechen 1.00% • AzeriAzeris in Russia Aside from a large Azeri community that is native to Russia's Dagestan Republic, the majority of Azeris in Russia are fairly recen... 0.82% • KalmykKalmyk people The Kalmyks are the descendants of the Oirats, the historic and collective identity of the West Mongolian people.... 0.71% • ArmenianArmenians The Armenians are a nation and an ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and eastern Anatolia.... 0.63% • Nogay 0.45% • RomaRoma people Summary The Roma People , sometimes "Romany Folk" in the British Isles, often referred to as Gypsies , are a heterogeneous eth... 0.43% • Avar 0.42% • LezginLezgins The Lezgins, also called the Lezgin, Lezgi, Lezgis, Lezgs, and Lezgians are an ethnic group wh... 0.36% • Dargin 0.35% • BelarusiansFacts About Belarusians Belarusians or Belarusans are an East Slavic ethnic group who populate the majority of the Republic of Belarus and fo... 0.26% • TurkmenTurkmen people The Turkmen are a Turkic people found primarily in the Central Asian states of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan and in northeast... 0.21% • KoreanKoryo-saram Koryo-saram is the name which ethnic Koreans in the Post-Soviet states use to refer to themselves.... 0.21% • Astrakhan Tatar 0.20% • GermanEthnic German Ethnic Germans—usually simply called Germans are those who are considered, by themselves or others, to be ethnically G... 0.14% • Kumyks 0.14% • GeorgianGeorgians The Georgians are a nation or an ethnic group, originating in the Caucasus.... 0.12% • ChuvashChuvash Chuvash can mean:Chuvash people... 0.12% • TurkishTurkish people The Turks,, or the Turkish people, are a nation in the meaning an ethnos, defined more by a sense of sharing a com... 0.11% • UzbekUzbeks The Uzbeks* are a Turkic people of Central Asia and comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan and are also located in o... 0.10% • Jewish 0.10% • Mordvin 0.09% • TabasaranTabasaran people The Tabasarans are an ethnic group who live mostly in Dagestan, Russia.... 0.08% • with many other groups of less than eight hundred persons each. • An additional 0.29% of residents declined to state their nationality or ethnocultural identity on the census questionnaire. Religion A majority of the population (primarily ethnic RussiansRussians Russians are an East Slavic ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries.... ) adheres to Orthodox ChristianFacts About Orthodox Christian The term Orthodox Christian refers to two Christian traditions:... ity. There is also a significant MuslimMuslim A Muslim is an adherent of Islam.... minority, constituting around 30% of the population. History Astrakhan Governorate (guberniyaGuberniya Guberniya was a major administrative subdivision of the Imperial Russia, usually translated as governorate or province... ) of the Russian EmpireRussian Empire The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until it was declared a republic in August 1917.... was created in 1717. It was on the southwestern frontier of the empire and was known as Astrakhan kraiFacts About Krai Krai is a term used to refer to seven of Russia's 88 federal subjects.... . As of 1917, it bordered Saratov, Samara, and Stavropol Governorates, Don Cossack VoiskoDon Cossack Voisko Don Cossack Voisko, or Don Cossack Host was a frontier military organisation of the Don Cossacks in Imperial Russia since th... , Ural Cossack HostUral Cossack Host The Ural Cossack Host was a cossack host formed from the Ural Cossacks -- those cossacks settled by the Ural River.... , Terek Oblast, and the Caspian SeaCaspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the largest lake on Earth by both area and volume, with a surface area of 371,000 square kilometres and ... . It included the Kalmyk steppeKalmyk Steppe Kalmuk Steppe, or Kalmyk Steppe is a steppe of approximately 100,000 km2, bordering the northwest Caspian Sea, bounded... and KyrgyzKyrgyz Kyrgyz are a Turkic ethnic group found primarily in Kyrgyzstan.... steppe. Since 1919 the geography of the guberniya/oblast has been changed many times. It assumed its present form in 1957. See also Astrakhan KhanateFacts About Astrakhan Khanate The Khanate of Astrakhan was a Tatar feudal state that appeared after the collapse of the Golden Horde.... Music of AstrakhanMusic of Astrakhan Astrakhan is a Caucasian region of Russia with a rich musical history.... External links , a list of 10,955 names repressed in Astrakhan Oblast in 1918-1986.