Kapustin Yar, Russia
Капустин Яр
Kapustin Yar is a town of 6,476 people in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, founded in 1805.
Why visit Kapustin Yar
Townapedia lists 46 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 6 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Kapustin Yar
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About Kapustin Yar
Kapustin Yar (Russian: Капустин яр) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Kapustinoyarsky Selsoviet of Akhtubinsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The population was 5,724 as of 2010. There are 91 streets.
From the Wikipedia article Kapustin Yar (selo) (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do5
Museums and landmarks46
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Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Restaurants and cafes6
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Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship3
Shopping12
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Healthcare13
Map of Kapustin Yar
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Getting there and nearby towns
Volgograd International Airport (VOG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 105 km away.
- Znamensk 1 km west, about 1 min by car
- Leninsk 43 km west, about 43 min by car
- Akhtubinsk 45 km southeast, about 45 min by car
- Zaplavnoye 55 km west, about 55 min by car
- Chyorny Yar 64 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Srednyaya Akhtuba 66 km west, about 1 h by car
- Svetlyy Yar 72 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Volzhsky 74 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Dubovka 85 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Krasnoslobodsk 87 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- I live here - Flickr - Sergei 41, Sergei F, CC BY 2.0
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