Astrakhan (disambiguation)
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Astrakhan is a city in Russia.
Astrakhan or Astrachan may also refer to:
Places
Astrakhan Oblast, a federal subject of Russia
Astrakhan Urban Okrug, a municipal formation which the city of oblast significance of Astrakhan in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia is incorporated as
Astrakhan Khanate, a Tatar feudal state in the 15th-16th centuries
Astrakhan Governorate (1717–1929), an administrative division of the Russian Empire and the early Russian SFSR
Astrakhan District, a district of Akmola Province in northern Kazakhstan
Astrakhan, Kirov Oblast, a rural locality (a village) in Uninsky District of Kirov Oblast, Russia
Surname
Astrakhan or Astrachan, a Jewish surname derived from the city name:
Dmitry Astrakhan, Russian movie director and producer
Joshua Astrachan, American movie script writer
Owen Astrachan, an American computer scientist
Fictional characters
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