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The Akhtuba (Russian: А́хтуба); also transliterated Achtuba on some maps) is a left distributary of the Volga in southern Russia.[1]

The Akhtuba splits off the Volga above the city Volgograd (at 48.8167°N 44.6880°E / 48.8167; 44.6880), and flows toward the Volga Delta and Caspian Sea. The old beginning of Akhtuba was blocked by the dam of the Volga Hydroelectric Station; now it flows from the Volga via an artificial outtake canal 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) long that starts below the dam. The river is 537 kilometres (334 mi) long; the average water flow is 153 cubic metres per second (5,400 cu ft/s).

The following cities lie on or near the Akhtuba: Volzhsky (at the beginning of the river), Leninsk, Znamensk, Akhtubinsk, Kharabali (within 5 kilometres of the river). The capital of the Golden Horde, Sarai Batu, was most likely located along the Akhtuba as well, not far from Kharabali.^{[citation needed]}

The area between the Volga and the Akhtuba is known as the Volga-Akhtuba plain, which is one of Russia's primary vegetable growing areas. It is particularly well known as a major source of watermelons consumed in Russia.

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На других языках

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[de] Achtuba

Die Achtuba (russisch А́хтуба von kasachisch Ак-тюбе für „Weiße Hügel“) ist mit 537 km Länge der längste Mündungsarm der Wolga im Süden Russlands.

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- [en] Akhtuba

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[it] Achtuba

L'Achtuba (in russo: А́хтуба?; in tataro: Ак-тюбе, Ak-tjube) è un fiume della Russia europea meridionale, braccio deltizio del Volga, che scorre nella regione pianeggiante dell'Oblast' di Volgograd, bagnando la cittadina di Volžskij e nell'Oblast' di Astrachan'. Altre città che sorgono vicino a questo fiume sono Leninsk, Znamensk, Achtubinsk e Charabali (a circa 5 km dal fiume).

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[ru] Ахтуба

А́хтуба (тат. Ак-тюбе — белый холм[2]) — левый рукав Волги, отделяющийся от неё напротив северной части Волгограда. Старый вход в Ахтубу, который располагался выше по течению, при строительстве Волжской ГЭС был перекрыт её плотиной, но ниже был прорыт Волго-Ахтубинский канал длиной 6,5 км.

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