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Saratov
Saratov
is a
city
and the
administrative center
of
Saratov Oblast
,
Russia
, and a major port on the
Volga River
located upstream (north) of
Volgograd
. Population:
Etymology
The name Saratov may derive from the Turkic words
Saryk Atov
, which mean "hawks' island". Another version of the name origin is
Sary Tau
(Сары Тау), meaning "yellow mountain" in the
Tatar language
.
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