Map of Astrakhan, Russia

Astrakhan is the administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 533,925. It lies at 46.3497°N, 48.0408°E. Astrakhan is about 1,271 km (790 mi) southeast of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Akhtubinsk, 257 km to the northwest.

Astrakhan at a glance

Where is Astrakhan?

• The 33rd largest city in Russia by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 35 min on the shortest day to 15 h 48 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Astrakhan

• Akhtubinsk — 257 km northwest
• Elista — 291 km west
• Kizlyar — 297 km south
• Atyrau — 305 km east, Kazakhstan
• Budyonnovsk — 348 km southwest
• Kizilyurt — 362 km south
• Khasavyurt — 363 km south
• Volzhsky — 365 km northwest
• Volgograd — 374 km northwest
• Makhachkala — 378 km south

Largest cities in Astrakhan Oblast

• Akhtubinsk — 44,551

Largest cities in Russia

• Moscow — 10,381,222
• Saint Petersburg — 5,351,935
• Novosibirsk — 1,612,833
• Yekaterinburg — 1,495,066
• Nizhniy Novgorod — 1,259,013
• Kazan — 1,243,500
• Chelyabinsk — 1,202,371
• Omsk — 1,172,070
• Samara — 1,163,399
• Rostov-na-Donu — 1,130,305

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.