- The area formerly contained the capitals of Khazaria and the Golden Horde. Astrakhan was first mentioned by travelers in the early XIII th century as Xacitarxan.
- While many visitors use Astrakhan mainly as a jumping-off point for the Volga Delta, the city merits a day or two of exploration in its own right.
- 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 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.
- The Astrakhan Region is situated in the south of Russia where the River Volga drains into the Caspian Sea forming one of the largest river deltas in Europe.
- The LUKOIL office. Astrakhan is an important river-sea port. The nice riverfront promenade with fashionable nowadays quirky statues offers a good stroll.
- Astrakhan fur, from the karakul lamb of Central Asia, is so named because it was first brought to Russia by Astrakhan traders.
- Hadji-Tarkhan, bu Astrakhan'ın 1333 yılına dayanan belgelerde bulunan ilk toponimi, şimdi bir Arap gezgin izlenimlerini anlatıyor.
