Kamyzyak, Russia
Камызяк
Kamyzyak is a town of 16,191 people in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, founded in 1560.
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About Kamyzyak
Kamyzyak (Russian: Камызя́к) is a town and the administrative center of Kamyzyaksky District in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the Kamyzyak River (a branch in the delta of the Volga), 27 kilometers (17 mi) south of Astrakhan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 16,314 (2010 census); 16,052 (2002 census); 15,084 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Kamyzyak (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.5 km
24 улица Красная Набережная, Камызяк
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History
Kamyzyak was founded in 1560 as a fishing village along the Volga. It was granted town status on February 2, 1973.
From the History section of Kamyzyak on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Kamyzyak
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Getting there and nearby towns
Astrakhan Narimanovo Airport (ASF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 km away.
- Uvary 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Yaksatovo 16 km north, about 16 min by car
- Volgo-Kaspiyskiy 16 km northwest, about 16 min by car
- Il’inka 20 km northwest, about 20 min by car
- Krasnyye Barrikady 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Starokucherganovka 26 km north, about 26 min by car
- Astrakhan 27 km north, about 27 min by car
- Ikryanoye 27 km west, about 27 min by car
- Nachalovo 27 km north, about 27 min by car
- Karalat 27 km southeast, about 27 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Камызяк. Вид города, Илга Гондарева, CC BY 3.0
- Kamyzyak 0493, Sealle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamyzyak 0500, Sealle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamyzyak 0511, Sealle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamyzyak 0502, Sealle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamyzyak 0492, Sealle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamyzyak 0499, Sealle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamyzyak 0494, Sealle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamyzyak 0490, Sealle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamyzyak 0501, Sealle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamyzyak 0510, Sealle, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS030-E-133937 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Watermelon Fields, Tadusj, CC BY-SA 4.0
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