Akhtubinsky District (; , ) is an administrative
[Law #67/2006-OZ] and municipal
[Law #43/2004-OZ] district (
raion
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), one of the
eleven
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Literature
* ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn
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*''Eleven'' ...
in
Astrakhan Oblast
Astrakhan Oblast (; ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in southern Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Astrakhan. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,010,073.
Geography
Astrakhan's southern border is the ...
,
Russia
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. It is located in the north of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
is the
town
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of
Akhtubinsk
Akhtubinsk () is a town and the administrative center of Akhtubinsky District in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Akhtuba River (a tributary of the Volga), north of Astrakhan, the administrative center of the oblast. Pop ...
Population (excluding the administrative center): 31,963 (
2002 Census);
References
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Districts of Astrakhan Oblast