Atil
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Atil, also Itil, was the capital of the Khazar Khaganate from the mid-8th century to the late 10th century. It is known historically to have been situated along the Silk Road, on the northern coast of
Miniature depicting payment of tribute to the Varangians and the Khazars, Radziwiłł Chronicle
The Rus' trading slaves with the Khazars: Trade in the East Slavic Camp by Sergei Ivanov (1913)
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Brick field Atil 2014
Samosdelka
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Samosdelka is a fishing village in the Astrakhan Oblast of southern Russia, approximately 40 km south-southwest of the city of Astrakhan, in the Volga River delta area of the Caspian Depression marshl
Atil
…is now southern Russia. Its precise location has long been unknown. In 2008, a Russian archaeologist claimed to have discovered the remains of Atil in Samosdelka, a village in the Volga Delta approximately 30 km southwest of the city of Astrakhan. This claim has since been disproven. The name Atil (or Itil) is…
Excavations at Samosdelskoe settlement in 2020.
Medieval fortified town near Samosdelka
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