Kharabali

Kharabali (Russian: Харабали́; Kazakh: Қарабайлы, Qarabaıly) is a town and the administrative center of Kharabalinsky District in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Akhtuba River (an arm of the Volga) 142 kilometers (88 mi) northwest of Astrakhan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 18,117 (2010 Census);^[3] 18,296 (2002 Census);^[7] 18,566 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Kharabali Харабали
Town[1]
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Location of Kharabali
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Coordinates: 47°24′18″N 47°15′20″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Astrakhan Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Kharabalinsky District[1]
Town of district significance	Kharabali[1]
Founded	1789[2]
Town status since	1974[2]
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	18,117
Administrative status
• Capital of	Kharabalinsky District,[1] town of district significance of Kharabali[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Kharabalinsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Kharabali Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Kharabalinsky Municipal District,[4] Kharabali Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK+1 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	416010
OKTMO ID	12645101001
Website	mo.astrobl.ru/harabali/

History

It was founded in 1789 as a selo of Kharabalinskoye (Харабалинское) and was later renamed Kharabali.^[2] Town status was granted to it in 1974.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kharabali serves as the administrative center of Kharabalinsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Kharabalinsky District as the town of district significance of Kharabali.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Kharabali is incorporated within Kharabalinsky Municipal District as Kharabali Urban Settlement.^[4]