Volga river：Volga region

Historical region in Russia

The Volga region, known as the Povolzhye ( pə-VAWL-zhay, pə-VOHL-zhay; Russian: Поволжье, romanized: Povolžje, IPA: [pɐˈvoɫʐje]; lit. Along the Volga), is a historical region in Russia that encompasses the drainage basin of the Volga River, the longest river in Europe, in central and southern European Russia.

The Volga region is culturally separated into three sections:

The geographic boundaries of the region are vague, and the term Volga region is used to refer primarily to the Middle and Lower sections, which are included in the Volga Federal District and Volga economic region.

The Volga flows through the East European north-western regions to the Central Asian south-western steppe regions in Povolzhyen Russia. Volga delta in Central Asia

The Volga Region is almost entirely within the East European Plain, with a notable distinction contrasting the elevated western side featuring the Volga Upland, and the eastern side know...