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Saratov Higher Military Aviation School For Pilots
Saratov ( , ; , ) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River. Saratov had a population of 901,361, making it the 17th-largest city in Russia by population. Saratov is north of Volgograd, south of Samara, and southeast of Moscow. The city stands near the site of Uvek, a city of the Golden Horde. Tsar Feodor I of Russia likely developed Saratov as a fortress to secure Russia's southeastern border. Saratov developed as a shipping port along the Volga and was historically important to the Volga Germans, who settled in large numbers in the city before they were expelled before and during World War II. Saratov is home to a number of cultural and educational institutions, including the Saratov Drama Theater, Saratov Conservatory, Radishchev Art Museum, Saratov State Technical University, and Saratov State University. Etymology The name Saratov may have been derived from, (Сары Тау), meaning "Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saratov Oblast
Saratov Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Saratov. As of the 2021 Russian census, 2021 Census, its population was 2,442,575. Geography The oblast is located in the southeast of European Russia, in the northern part of the Lower Volga region. From west to east its territory stretches for , and from north to south for . The highest point of Saratov Oblast is an unnamed hill of the Khvalynsk Mountains reaching above sea level. The oblast borders on: * Volgograd Oblast to the south * Voronezh Oblast, Voronezh and Tambov Oblast, Tambov oblasts to the west * Penza Oblast, Penza, Samara Oblast, Samara and Ulyanovsk Oblast, Ulyanovsk oblasts to the north; * Kazakhstan (West Kazakhstan Region) to the east Natural resources Of particular agricultural importance are valuable agricultural ordinary and southern chernoze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
