Karagali

Karagali (Карагали, Каргалык) is a rural locality (a selo) in Privolzhsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The population was 2,734 as of 2017. There are 136 streets.

Name
The official Russian name of the village, Karagali, is a phonetic adaptation of Каргалык (Qarğalıq, 'place with many crows'), the original name used by its predominantly Nogai and Tatar residents. A welcome sign installed by Karagali residents by the road connecting Astrakhan to Kamyzyak displays both names of the village.

Geography
Karagali is located 28 km southwest of Nachalovo (the district's administrative centre) by road. Tatarskaya Bashmakovka is the nearest rural locality.