Beketovka
Beketovka
Бекетовка | |
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Selo | |
  Beketovka  Beketovka | |
| Coordinates: 46°05′N 47°45′E / 46.083°N 47.750°E[1] | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Astrakhan Oblast |
| District | Ikryaninsky District |
| Time zone | UTC+4:00 |
Beketovka (Russian: Бекетовка) is a rural locality (a selo) in Mayachninsky Selsoviet of Ikryaninsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The population was 393 as of 2010.[2] There are 3 streets.
Geography
Beketovka is located 18 km east of Ikryanoye (the district's administrative centre) by road. Ikryanoye is the nearest rural locality.[3]
World War II
During World War II, after the Battle of Stalingrad, the largest POW camp for surrendered German forces was Camp #108 near Beketovka.[4]
References
- ^ Карта села Бекетовка в Астраханской области
- ^ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. 1. Численность и размещение населения Астраханской области" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ Расстояние от Бекетовки до Икряного
- ^ Beevor, Antony (1998). Stalingrad. Viking Press. ISBN 0-14-024985-0.
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