Volgograd
(Волгогра́д), formerly called
Tsaritsyn
(Цари́цын)
(1589�1925) and
Stalingrad
(Сталингра́д) (1925�1961) is an important
industrial city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia.
It is 80 km (50 miles) long, north to south, situated on the
western bank of the Volga River and has a population of 1.011 million people.
Volgograd International airport
Volgograd International airport
(Международный Аэропорт Волгоград)
(International airport code:
VOG
) is an airport in Russia located 15 km
(10 miles) NW of Volgograd.
