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Astrachan

Unfortunately, we don't have much English information about Astrachan, but we have more information in other languages German, French, Italian, Spanish. Here is the automatic translation by Google:

The city spreads out in the Volga delta eleven islands, more than 30 bridges connecting the boroughs. A little pompous, it will therefore also "Venice of the Volga" called. Once the seat of the Astrakhan Khanate, the place was named 1558 Russian troops invaded. Peter the Great drove the colonization of the territory with Russian peasants, craftsmen and merchants continues to progress, so that the Tatar and Persian influence continued to decline. The City (500 000 Ew.) Lives from fishing and p...

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