Arkadak

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Arkadak (Russian: Аркада́к) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Arkadak River near its confluence with the river Khopyor 248 km west of Saratov at 51.9386° N 43.5025° E. Population: 14,438 (2002 Census); 14,244 (1989 Census).

Founded in 1721 as a village. Urban-type settlement status since 1939; town status since 1963.