Kharabali
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Kharabali is a town and the administrative center of Kharabalinsky District
of Astrakhan Oblast
, Russia
, situated on the left bank of the Akhtuba River
(an arm of the Volga
) 142 kilometres (88.2 mi) northwest of Astrakhan
. Population:
It was founded in 1770 as a village (selo) of Kharabalinskoye ; it was later renamed Kharabali. Town status was granted to it in 1974.
Kharabalinsky District
Kharabalinsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the eleven in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Kharabali. Population: 40,955 ; Population of Kharabali accounts for 44.2% of the district's population....
of Astrakhan Oblast
Astrakhan Oblast
Astrakhan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Astrakhan.-Demographics:Population: Ethnic groups...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, situated on the left bank of the Akhtuba River
Akhtuba River
The Akhtuba River ; also transliterated Achtuba on some maps)is a left distributary of the Volga River.The Akhtuba splits off the Volga above the city Volgograd , and flows towardthe Volga Delta and Caspian Sea....
(an arm of the Volga
Volga River
The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...
) 142 kilometres (88.2 mi) northwest of Astrakhan
Astrakhan
Astrakhan is a major city in southern European Russia and the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast. The city lies on the left bank of the Volga River, close to where it discharges into the Caspian Sea at an altitude of below the sea level. Population:...
. Population:
It was founded in 1770 as a village (selo) of Kharabalinskoye ; it was later renamed Kharabali. Town status was granted to it in 1974.