Volga River

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The Volga River is the longest river in Europe, flowing through central Russia to the Caspian Sea and serving as a vital waterway for transport, industry, and culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry Russia
climateZone continental climate
connectedByCanalTo Baltic Sea
Black Sea
Sea of Azov
White Sea
continent Europe
country Russia
culturalSignificance featured in Russian literature and music
symbol of Russian national identity
deltaLocation northern Caspian Sea
linked to: Caspian Sea
drainageArea about 1,360,000 km²
drainageBasin Volga basin
linked to: Volga River
economicUse hydroelectric power
industrial water supply
irrigation
transportation
flowsInto Caspian Sea
flowsThrough Astrakhan Oblast
Chuvash Republic
Kostroma Oblast
Mari El Republic
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Samara Oblast
Saratov Oblast
Tatarstan
Tver Oblast
Ulyanovsk Oblast
Volgograd Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast
freezesInWinter yes
hasBasinPopulation over 50 million people
hasPart Volga Delta
historicalUse route between Europe and Central Asia
trade route
length about 2,193 miles
about 3,530 km
locatedIn European Russia
majorReservoir Gorky Reservoir
Ivankovo Reservoir
Kuybyshev Reservoir
linked to: Gorky Reservoir

Rybinsk Reservoir
Saratov Reservoir
Volgograd Reservoir
majorTributary Kama River
Oka River
Samara River
Sura River
Tsimlyansky Reservoir via Don–Volga canal system
Vetluga River
mouth Caspian Sea
notableFeature longest river in Europe
passesCity Astrakhan
linked to: Astrakhan Oblast

Kazan
Kostroma
Nizhny Novgorod
Samara
Saratov
Tver
Ulyanovsk
linked to: Ulyanovsk Oblast

Volgograd
Yaroslavl
region Volga region
sourceCountry Russia
sourceLocation Valdai Hills
sourceRegion Tver Oblast
usedFor river cruise tourism
waterwayType navigable river

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Europe hasLongestRiver Volga River
Case Blue location Volga River region
linked to: Volga River
Soviet Stalingrad Front locationOfOperations Volga River area
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Volgograd namedAfter Volga River
Volgograd locatedOnTransportRoute Volga River shipping route
linked to: Volga River
Eastern Europe crossedByRiver Volga
linked to: Volga River
Volga River drainageBasin Volga basin
linked to: Volga River
Russia hasRiver Volga River
European Russia containsRiver Volga River
Caspian Sea inflow Volga River
Caspian Sea largestInflowRiver Volga River
Moskva River connectedTo Volga River
Stalingrad locatedOnRiver Volga River
The Motherland Calls locatedNear Volga River
Tver locatedOnRiver Volga River
Yaroslavl locatedOnRiver Volga River
Yaroslavl hasRiverConfluence Volga River
Kazan locatedOnRiver Volga River
Volgograd Oblast locatedOn Volga River
Volgograd Arena nearbyWaterBody Volga River
Volga–Don Canal connects Volga River
Volga–Don Canal startingPoint Volga River near Volgograd
linked to: Volga River
Volga–Don Canal waterSource Volga River
Nizhny Novgorod locatedOnRiver Volga River
Tsaritsyn locatedOnRiver Volga River
Don connectedRiverViaCanal Volga
linked to: Volga River
Mari El Republic locatedOnRiver Volga River
Ivankovo Reservoir locatedOnRiver Volga River
Ivankovo Reservoir inflow Volga River
Ivankovo Reservoir outflow Volga River
Volga Delta river Volga River
Volga Delta partOf Volga River basin
linked to: Volga River
Kama River tributaryOf Volga River
Kama River confluenceWith Volga River
Kama River mouthLocation Volga River
Saratov Reservoir locatedOnRiver Volga River
Saratov Reservoir watercourse Volga River
Saratov Reservoir inflow Volga River
Saratov Reservoir outflow Volga River
Saratov Reservoir riverSystem Volga River basin
linked to: Volga River
Volgograd Reservoir locatedOnRiver Volga River
Volgograd Reservoir watercourse Volga River
Volgograd Reservoir inflow Volga River
Volgograd Reservoir outflow Volga River
Volgograd Reservoir riverSystem Volga River system
linked to: Volga River
Oka River mouth Volga River