Ozernoye, Astrakhan Oblast Explained

Official Name:Ozernoye
Native Name:Озёрное
Settlement Type:Selo
Pushpin Map:Russia Astrakhan Oblast#Russia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russia
Subdivision Name1:Astrakhan Oblast
Subdivision Name3:Ikryaninsky District
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Utc Offset1:+4:00
Coordinates:46.0667°N 75°W[1]

Ozernoye (ru|Озёрное, xal|Ик Моһа) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of the Ozernovsky Selsoviet in Ikryaninsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The population was 653 as of 2010.[2] There are 2 streets in the locality.

Name

The original name of the village given by its first Kalmyk inhabitants was Ик Моһа (Ik Moğa) which means 'big snake' in Kalmyk. It was renamed to Ozernoye by the local authorities in an effort to erase the area's Kalmyk history after the deportation of the Kalmyks to Siberia in 1943.[3]

Geography

Ozernoye is located 21 km west of Ikryanoye (the district's administrative centre) by road. Gusinoye is the nearest rural locality.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://mapdata.ru/astrahanskaya-oblast/ikryaninskiy-rayon/ozernoe-selo/ Карта села Озерное в Астраханской области
  2. Web site: Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. 1. Численность и размещение населения Астраханской области . 2019-03-16 . https://www.webcitation.org/6YS1B8hDL?url=http://astrastat.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/astrastat/resources/f8fd6a004e9c2051afc3bfa638e2bbf1/1.+%D0%A7%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C+%D0%B8+%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%89%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5+%D0%BD%D0%B0%25 . 2015-05-11 . dead .
  3. Shabashewitz. Dor. 2024. Decolonizing the toponymy of Astrakhan. North Caspian Report. 1.
  4. http://allroutes.ru/rasstoyanie_ozernoe-30_ikrjanoe Расстояние от Озерного до Икряного