Karagali
Karagali
Карагали | |
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Selo | |
  Karagali  Karagali | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′N 47°59′E / 46.250°N 47.983°E[1] | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Astrakhan Oblast |
| District | Privolzhsky District |
| Time zone | UTC+4:00 |
Karagali (Russian: Карагали, Nogai: Каргалык) is a rural locality (a selo) in Privolzhsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The population was 2,734 as of 2017.[2] There are 136 streets.
Name
[edit]The official Russian name of the village, Karagali, is a phonetic adaptation of Каргалык (Qarğalıq, 'place with many crows'), the original name used by its predominantly Nogai and Tatar residents. A welcome sign installed by Karagali residents by the road connecting Astrakhan to Kamyzyak displays both names of the village.[3]
Geography
[edit]Karagali is located 28 km southwest of Nachalovo (the district's administrative centre) by road. Tatarskaya Bashmakovka is the nearest rural locality.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Карта села Карагали в Астраханской области
- ^ Численность населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2017 года
- ^ Shabashewitz, Dor (2024). "Decolonizing the toponymy of Astrakhan". North Caspian Report. 1.
- ^ Расстояние от Карагали до Началова
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