Zavolzhsky historical shaft

What to Expect and Is It Worth Visiting

The largest attraction of the region stretches across the entire Samara region - Zavolzhsky historical shaft or Novo-Zakamskaya defensive line, built in the early 18th century. According to the official version, the defensive line was originally built in the 17th century to protect the eastern borders of the Russian state from the raids of the Kalmyks, Kirghiz and Bashkirs, and later, in the 18th century, it was further strengthened and rebuilt. But there are versions that this fortification existed much earlier, and its appearance is attributed even to the activities of a vanished civilization in the second millennium BC.

Whatever it was, the scale of this structure is amazing, and it took incredible efforts to create it. The historical rampart stretches across the entire Russian Volga region, and starting in the Astrakhan region reaches Tatarstan, and then turns east and gets lost somewhere in the foothills of the Middle Urals. Today, only a barely noticeable earthen rampart remains of it, passing by which you can not even recognize it as a man-made structure. But if you look at it from above, you can immediately understand that it was created by human hands: the defensive line is made in the form of straight lines and at certain intervals reinforced with outposts.

And we also advise you to see ready-made excursions around Samara, with which it will be much more interesting to get acquainted with the city. You can find and book group or individual tours of Samara from local residents on these verified sites with reviews:

• 📷 Search for excursions in Samara on Tripster.ru
• 📷 Search for excursions in Samara on Sputnik8.com