Astrakhan (disambiguation)

Astrakhan is a city in Russia.

Astrakhan may also refer to:

Places

  • Astrakhan Oblast, a federal subject of Russia
  • Astrakhan Urban Okrug, a municipal formation which the city of oblast significance of Astrakhan in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia is incorporated as
  • Astrakhan Khanate, a Tatar feudal state in the 15th-16th centuries
  • Astrakhan Governorate (1717–1929), an administrative division of the Russian Empire and the early Russian SFSR
  • Astrakhan District, a district of Akmola Province in northern Kazakhstan
  • Astrakhan, Kirov Oblast, a rural locality (a village) in Uninsky District of Kirov Oblast, Russia

Other

Warship

Fur items

  • Astrakhan, Russian name of newborn karakul sheep's pelts, and hats and coats made from these pelts
  • "The Astrakhan", a style of fur cap historically and currently worn by elements of the Canadian Forces and some Canadian Police

Surname

Astrakhan or Astrachan, a Jewish surname derived from the city name:

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See also

  • Astrakhanka (disambiguation)
  • Astrakhanovka (disambiguation)
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