Astrakhan is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Astrakhan Region, 1500 km south-east of Moscow.
River and sea ports of the Volga-Caspian Basin, an airport and a railway station are located in the city. The flight time to Moscow is about 2 hours. The road to Moscow takes almost 28 hours by train. A cruise on the Volga River to Moscow (with stops in different cities) takes 8 days. Astrakhan has 21 large and small ports, as well as 15 shipyards.
The city is located on eleven islands of the Caspian Lowland, in the upper part of the delta of Volga. The city has about 30 bridges. The main part of the city is situated on the left bank of Volga, about 20% of the city’s inhabitants live on the right side. The city districts are connected by two bridges across the Volga River. The total area of the city is about 500 km²
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