Astrakhan

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 48.067,Lat: 46.367
Elevation	-15 meter above sea level
Local time	23:03:18pm
Name region/province:	Astrakhan'
Name subregion:	Astrakhan'

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Privolzhskiy	6.2 km	West
2 Zatsarevo	6.9 km	South
3 Krasnyye-Barrikady	24.7 km	South
4 Krasnyy Yar	25.6 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Krasnyy Yar	31 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	596 km	South
2 Moskva	Russia	1266 km	WestNorthWest
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	1353 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 664 km (direction WestSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Volga main - Lower 4, part of the larger catchment area Volga.

The most nearby international border is the Kazakh-Russian border with a straight distance of 45.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 63 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 60%, low location: 40%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Grozny North Airport (at a distance of 390 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Astrakhan Airport (at a distance of 11 km in Southern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Astrakhan in country Russia

Astrakhan at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent	Russian Federation	485 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	565 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Historical Monuments of Mtskheta	Georgia	584 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Astrakhan
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Astrakhan

Type of weather in Astrakhan	clear sky
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North North East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	41 %
Daylength at 15 May 2024:	14 hour and 60 minutes
Sunrise :	03:14 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:14 Europe/Amsterdam