| Yamgurchev | |
| Native Name: | Ямгурчев |
| Coordinates: | 46.3417°N 48.0569°W |
| Type: | Neighborhood of Astrakhan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Russia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Federal subject |
| Subdivision Name1: | Astrakhan Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Astrakhan |
| Subdivision Type3: | City district |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kirovsky |
| Postal Code: | 414004 |
Yamgurchev (Russian: Ямгурчев) is a neighborhood and historic district in Astrakhan, Russia. It is located southeast of the city center, across the river Kutum from the Bolshiye Isady bazaar.
According to the 18th-century historian Vasily Tatishchev, the name of the neighborhood comes from Yamgurchi Khan, the second-to-last ruler of the Astrakhan Khanate before it was conquered and annexed by Muscovy. Other historic names of the area include the Russified versions Ogurcheyeva Sloboda and Yemgurcheyeva Sloboda.[1] [2]
Most buildings in today's Yamgurchev are single and two-storey family homes built of wood in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Although some of them are registered heritage sites, they are largely run-down and sometimes abandoned. Yamgurchev is home to a weekly flea market known as Vesyolaya Slobodka ("Jolly Quarter").[3] [4]