Znamensk, Astrakhan Oblast Znamensk, Astrakhan Oblast Znamensk () is a closed town in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. Population: It was founded in 1948 as Kapustin Yar-1 to serve a missile test range known as Kapustin Yar. Town status was granted in 1962. The closed town was renamed Znamensk in 1992. The military testing range is officially known as 4GCMP (4th State Central Interspecific Test-site). Kapustin Yar is also the name of a nearby village. Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal
Astrakhan population of 100,000, Astrakhan is a welcoming place to all visitors. Many of the buildings in the city are the same ones that stood throughout history. While today they may just be banks, shops and offices, at one point they may have been Cathedrals, Monasteries and military headquarters. This historical architecture is in addition to the recent high rises built to make the city more urban and modern.Starting nearly 400 years ago and continuing to present day, Astrakhan has been Russia's main center of fish procession. The market for fish is a large component of the economy in this city.