Tatarstan
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Tatarstan, officially the Republic of Tatarstan, sometimes also called Tataria, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital and large
View of the Volga River at the confluence with the Kama River
View over the Toyma River from Devil's Tower in Yelabuga
Sviyazhsk, located at the confluence of the Volga and Sviyaga rivers
Archaeological works at Bolgar
Volga Tatars
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The Volga Tatars, also known as Volga-Ural Tatars or simply Tatars are a Turkic ethnic group native to the Volga-Ural region of western Russia, and contains multiple subgroups. Tatars are the second-l
Tatarstan
…historical predecessors of Tatarstan include the Golden Horde and the Khanate of Kazan, before ultimately being conquered by Russia. In 1920, the modern Tatar state, known as the Tatar ASSR, was founded as an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR. It was renamed the Republic of Tatarstan in 1992 and became…
Tatars of Idel-Ural region
The White Mosque complex, located in the city of Bolgar, Tatarstan.
The Kul Sharif Mosque in Kazan.
Prayer at the Marjani mosque in Kazan (2024).