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There are many different beautiful rivers in Russia, but it is the Volga that is called majestic, the queen of all Russian rivers. The Volga River flows in the European part of Russia through the territory of 11 regions and 4 republics. Refers to the basin of the Caspian Sea.
The Volga River is the deepest and largest river in Europe. In ancient times, it was called Ra, then it was called Vloga - Itil. In various sources, there are also the names "Atil", "Asil", "Isil", "Astil", "Edil", "Idel", "Atal". Some of them are still found in different languages (Tatar, Bashkir, Chuvash, Kalmyk, Karachay-Balkan and Nogai).
The source of the Volga
A small stream flows from a spring near the village of Volgoverkhovye in the Tver region. Here it is - the source of the Volga. Within the Valdai Upland, i.e. in its upper course, the Volga River passes through small lakes - Small and Big Verkhity, then through a system of larger Upper Volga lakes: Sterzh, Vselug, Peno and Volgo, united in the Upper Volga reservoir.
The Volga has about 150,000 tributaries, thanks to which the river is gaining power and strength, turning into a mighty river that carries its waters to the Caspian Sea.
The Volga River is one of the largest rivers on Earth, and the largest in Europe. In world statistics, in terms of length, it is in 16th place and in 4th place among the rivers of Russia. Also, the Volga is the largest river in the world that flows not into the sea, but into an internal body of water.
Geographic location of the Volga River
The source of the Volga is located on the Valdai Upland, at an altitude of 229 m above sea level. The source is the key near the village of Volgoverkhovye in the Tver region. The great river flows into the Caspian Sea.
The mouth lies 28 m below sea level.
The Volga is the largest river in the world among those that do not flow into the oceans (called internal flow).
The length of the river is 3530 kilometers, and the basin area is 1360 thousand square kilometers. The Volga is indeed a great Russian river, many historical facts are connected with it that influence the history of the development of Russia.
