Volga River
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| Volga River (Волга) | |
The Volga at Ulyanovsk
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| Country | Russia |
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| Tributaries | |
| - left | Kama River |
| - right | Oka River |
| Cities | Astrakhan, Volgograd, Saratov,Samara, Ulyanovsk, Kazan,Nizhny Novgorod, Yaroslavl, Tver |
| Source | |
| - location | Valdai Hills, Tver Oblast |
| - elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
| - coordinates | 57°9′N 32°36′E |
| Mouth | Caspian Sea |
| - elevation | -28 m (-92 ft) |
| - coordinates | 45°50′N 47°58′ECoordinates: 45°50′N 47°58′E [1] |
| Length | 3,692 km (2,294 mi) |
| Basin | 1,380,000 km2 (532,821 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Astrakhan |
| - average | 8,060 m3/s (284,636 cu ft/s) |
Map of the Volga watershed
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The Volga (Russian: Во́лга; IPA: [ˈvolɡə] (
listen)) is the longest river in Europe; it is also Europe's largest river in terms of discharge and watershed. It flows through central Russia and into the Caspian Sea, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia.
listen)) is the longest river in Europe; it is also Europe's largest river in terms of discharge and watershed. It flows through central Russia and into the Caspian Sea, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia.
Eleven of the twenty largest cities of Russia, including the capital, Moscow, are in the Volga's watershed (drainage basin).
Some of the largest reservoirs in the world can be found along the Volga. The river has a symbolic meaning in Russian culture and is often referred to as Волга-матушка Volga-Matushka (Mother Volga) in Russian literature and folklore.
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[hide]Nomenclature[edit]
The Russian hydronym Volga (Волга) derives from Proto-Slavic *vòlga "wetness, moisture", which is preserved in many Slavic languages, including Ukrainian volóha (воло́га) "moisture", Russian vlaga (влага) "moisture", Bulgarianvlaga (влага) "moisture", Czech vláha "dampness", Serbo-Croatian vlȁga "moisture", and Slovene vlaga "moisture" among others.[2]
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