Volga region
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The Volga region (
The Volga region is culturally separated into three sections:
- ■Upper Volga Region - from the Volga River's Oka River in Nizhny Novgorod;
- ■Middle Volga Region - from the mouth of the Oka River to the mouth of the Kama River south of Kazan;
- ■Lower Volga Region - from the mouth of the Kama River to the Volga Delta in the Caspian Sea, in Astrakhan Oblast.
The geographic boundaries of the region are vague, and the term "Volga region" is used to refer primarily to the Middle and Lower sections, which are included in the
Geography
The Volga Region is almost entirely within the
History
According to different sources, the region was mainly inhabited by Slavic, Turkic and Viking people.[1][2] Povolzhye played an important part of the emergence of the Rus' Khaganate. The Volga River was used mainly by traders from the Oriental and Viking world.[3]
Population
The region is home to a large portion of Russia's population, with the major cities of
Major cities located on tributaries of the Volga's tributaries include
are located on the Belaya River, both tributaries of the Kama River.See also
- Volga economic region
- Volga Federal District
- Povolzhye famine
- Samara Bend
- Volga Germans
References
- ISBN 978-0-230-00673-7, retrieved 2020-05-11
- OCLC 754773689.
- OCLC 1030397561.
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