title: Beketovka
text: # Beketovka
  
  Beketovka (Russian: Бекетовка) is a rural locality (a selo) in Mayachninsky Selsoviet of Ikryaninsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The population was 393 as of 2010. There are 3 streets.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Beketovka is located 1.8 km east of Ikryanoye (the district's administrative centre) by road. Ikryanoye is the nearest rural locality.
  
  Moreover Beketovka is located at approximately 350 km to the southeast of Volgograd and 50 km to the souhwest of Astrakhan.
  
  ## World War II
  
  During the World War II Battle of Stalingrad, the headquarters of the 64th Soviet Army were located in the village and, after the battle, the largest POW camp for surrendered German forces was Camp #108 near Beketovka.
  
  