Kamyshin

Kamyshin () is a city in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volgograd Reservoir of the Volga River, in the estuary of the Kamyshinka River. Its population was Past populations for Kamyshin include

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Kamyshin is a city in southwestern Russia located along the Volga River in Volgograd Oblast. It serves as a regional settlement situated at the confluence of the Kamyshinka River and the Volgograd Reservoir.

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Russian city.en_name: Kamyshin
Russian city.ru_name: Камышин
Russian city.image_skyline: Kamyshin1.JPG
Russian city.image_caption: View of Kamyshin from the Volgograd Reservoir
Russian city.map_label_position: right
Russian city.image_coa: Kamyshin gerb big.jpg
Russian city.image_flag: Flag of Kamyshin.jpeg
Russian city.federal_subject: Volgograd Oblast
Russian city.adm_city_jur: city of oblast significance of Kamyshin
Russian city.adm_ctr_of1: Kamyshinsky District
Russian city.adm_ctr_of2: city of oblast significance of Kamyshin
Russian city.inhabloc_cat

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History
Portage between the Volga and Don Rivers
Administrative and municipal status
Climate
Sports
Miscellaneous
Notable people
Sister city
References
Notes
Sources
External links

==History== It was founded in 1667 on the left bank of the Kamyshinka River. In 1710, all of its inhabitants were relocated to the fortress of Dmitriyevsk () on the opposite bank of the river. In 1780, the name was changed to Kamyshin and it was granted town status. In the 19th century, Kamyshin turned into a merchant city with sawmills and windmills. It was formerly famous for its watermelon trade.