- As we were to find out over the next three days, Astrakhan, which has a population of 526,000, is home to members of 104 of Russia’s 120 ethnicities.
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- Astrakhan is home to many statues, but the most famous and centrally located one is built in honor of Peter I, and is located close to the Astrakhan Kremlin.
- Astrakhan krai became the southeastern military outpost of Russia. In particular, in 1569, the Turks unsuccessfully besieged the fortress of Astrakhan.
- The major cargo in Astrakhan is petroleum, mostly from Baku, which is handled at the roadsteads in the Caspian about 200 km south of the town.
- Astrakhan City History Museum will introduce you to centuries of local culture and to the diversity of Astrakhan’s animals, plants and aquatic life.
- Astrakhan fur, from the karakul lamb of Central Asia, is so named because it was first brought to Russia by Astrakhan traders.
- Yes, the most desirable form of astrakhan is that from a lamb 15-30 days away from being born, and it is sourced by killing both the ewe and the unborn lamb.
- Astrakhan is a city in Russia, the center of the Astrakhan region. It is the oldest economic and cultural center of the Lower Volga and the Caspian region.