Petrov Val (russian: Петро́в Вал) is a town in Kamyshinsky District of

Volgograd Oblast Volgograd Oblast (russian: Волгогра́дская о́бласть, ''Volgogradskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (an oblast) of Russia, located in the Volga region, Volga region of Southern Russia. Its adminis ...

, Russia, located on the left bank of the

Ilovlya River The Ilovlya (russian: Иловля) is a river in Saratov Oblast, Saratov and Volgograd Oblasts of Russia. It is a :wikt:left bank, left tributary of the Don (river), Don, and is long, with a drainage basin of .tributary of the Don), north of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

Early settlement in Petrov Val is date back to

Don–Volga portage Don–Volga Portage (Russian: ''Волгодонская переволока'', ''Volgodonskaya Perevoloka'') refers to the ancient trade and military route located on the shortest distance (ca. 70 kilometers) between the major rivers Volga and D ...

.the city is in the path of shortest path between Volga and Don River.

Peter the Great Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...

decided to construct a canal between,

Petrov Val Canal Petrov (; masculine) or Petrova (; feminine) may refer to: People *Petrov (surname) *Petrova (surname) *Petrov, code name of Romanian politician Traian Băsescu as informant for Romanian intelligence agencies Places * 4785 Petrov, an asteroid (min ...

between

Ilovlya Ilovlya (russian: Иловля) is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Ilovlinsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinen ...

and the

Kamyshinka River Kamyshinka (russian: links=no, Камышинка) is a rural locality (a selo) in Silantyevsky Selsoviet, Birsky District, Bashkortostan, Russia. The population was 117 as of 2010. There are 6 streets. Geography Kamyshinka is located 18 km sou ...

s, and the city has been named in his honor. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1949 and town status in 1988. Petrov_Val_canal

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the

settlement Settlement may refer to: *Human settlement, a community where people live *Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building *Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction *Settlement (fina ...

Avilovsky Avilovsky (russian: Авиловский) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Petrov Val, Kamyshinsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 2 as of 2010.Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года ...

, incorporated within Kamyshinsky District as the town of district significance of Petrov Val. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Petrov Val is incorporated within Kamyshinsky Municipal District as Petrov Val Urban Settlement.Law #1022-OD

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* {{Use mdy dates, date=September 2012 Cities and towns in Volgograd Oblast