Astrakhan Tatars
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 60,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Russia | 30,000–60,000 |
| Languages | |
| Tatar, Nogai, Russian | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Tatars | |
Astrakhan Tatars (Tatar: Əsterxan tatarları, Əsterhan tatarlary, Ashtarkhan tatarları) are an ethnic subgroup of the Tatar.
In the 15th to 17th-centuries, the Astrakhan Tatars inhabited the Astrakhan Khanate (1459–1556), which was also inhabited by the Nogai Horde, and the Astrakhan Tatars exerted a profound effect on Nogais. Since the 17th century, there has been an increased interaction and ethnic mixing of the Astrakhan Tatars with Volga Tatars.