Chyorny Yar, Russia
Чёрный Яр
Chyorny Yar is a town of 8,006 people in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, founded in 1627.
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About Chyorny Yar
Chyorny Yar (Russian: Чёрный Яр, lit. black bluff) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Chernoyarsky District of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the elevated right bank of the Volga River. Population: 7,779 (2010 census); 8,043 (2002 census); 8,100 (1989 Soviet census); 7,642 (1899 est.).
From the Wikipedia article Chyorny Yar, Astrakhan Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Akhtubinsk 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- Verkhniy Baskunchak 49 km east, about 49 min by car
- Nizhniy Baskunchak 56 km east, about 56 min by car
- Znamensk 64 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Kapustin Yar 64 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Tsagan Aman 72 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sasykoli 87 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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- Chyorny Yar 1, Dogad75, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chyorny Yar 2016 2, Dogad75, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chyorny Yar 2016 3, Dogad75, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chyorny Yar 4, Dogad75, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chyorny Yar, Dogad75, CC BY-SA 4.0
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