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Turgay Destination Guide

Discover Turgay in Russia

Turgay in the region of Astrakhan is a place located in Russia - some 647 mi or ( 1041 km ) South-East of Moscow , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Turgay

Local time in Turgay is now 10:01 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Volgograd " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Volgograd, Sredniy Baskunchak, Shunguli, Saratov, and Nizhniy Baskunchak. When in this area, you might want to check out Volgograd . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Turgay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Соль Баскунчака

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Майский велопоходик на соленое озеро Баскунчак. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Baskunchak

Lake Baskunchak is a salt lake of 115 km² in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:48|10|N|46|53|E||| | |name= }}, about 270 km north of the Caspian Sea, and 53 km east of the Volga. Since 1997 the area is strictly protected as nature reserve. The surface elevation of the lake is 21 m below sea level. It is fed by a river that draws from an area of 11,000 km². The salinity of the lake is about 300 g/l.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 48.17 46.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Endorheic lakes, Geography of Astrakhan Oblast, Lakes of Russia, Saline lakes