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Village in the Astrakhan administrative district, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beketovka (Russian: Бекетовка) is a rural locality (a selo) in Mayachninsky Selsoviet of Ikryaninsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The population was 393 as of 2010.[2] There are 3 streets.
Beketovka
Бекетовка | |
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Selo | |
Coordinates: 46°05′N 47°45′E[1] | |
Country | Russia |
Region | Astrakhan Oblast |
District | Ikryaninsky District |
Time zone | UTC+4:00 |
Beketovka is located 1.8 km east of Ikryanoye (the district's administrative centre) by road. Ikryanoye is the nearest rural locality.[3]
Moreover Beketovka is located at approximately 350 km to the southeast of Volgograd and 50 km to the southwest of Astrakhan.
During the World War II Battle of Stalingrad, the headquarters of the 64th Soviet Army were located in the village and, after the battle, the largest POW camp for surrendered German forces was Camp #108 near Beketovka.[4]
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