Tatarstan - Wikipedia
WEBTatarstan (Tatar: Татарстан; Russian: Татарстан), 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 largest city is Kazan, an important cultural centre in Russia.
History of Tatarstan - Wikipedia
WEBFrom the middle of the 1st millennium BC western Tatarstan was occupied by the Gorodets culture. From the 4th century BCE much of the Volga–Kama basin was occupied by tribes of the İmänkiskä culture, who are thought to have been related to the Scythians, speakers of one of the Indo-European languages.
Tatarstan | Russia, Map, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEBMay 2, 2024 · Tatarstan, republic in the east-central part of European Russia. The republic lies in the middle Volga River basin around the confluence of the Volga and Kama rivers. Kazan is the capital. The Volga flows north-south across the western end of the republic, while the Kama, the Volga’s largest.
Tatar | History, Culture & Language | Britannica
WEBTatar, any member of several Turkic-speaking peoples that collectively numbered more than 5 million in the late 20th century and lived mainly in west-central Russia along the central course of the Volga River and its tributary, …
Tatarstan - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBTatarstan is an autonomous republic within Russia. The republic is about 800 kilometers (497 miles) east of Moscow. It is between the Volga River and the Kama River (a tributary of the Volga), and extends east to the Ural Mountains. Most of the people are Tatars, Its capital is Kazan.
Tatarstan and Tatars | Encyclopedia.com
WEBTatarstan is a constituent republic of the Russian Federation, located at the confluence of the Volga and Kama rivers, with its capital at Kazan. Originally formed as the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1920, it was renamed the …
Tatarstan: Semiautonomous and Thriving - GeoHistory
WEBJul 28, 2011 · Tatarstan is a semiautonomous republic within Russia, located about 500 miles east of Moscow. Roughly the size of West Virginia, but with nearly twice the population, Tatarstan has one of the strongest, fastest growing, and diverse regional economies in Russia.
Tatar summary | Britannica
WEBTatar , or Tartar, Any member of the Turkic-speaking peoples who today live mainly in west-central Russia east to the Ural Mountains, in Kazakhstan, and in western Siberia. They first appeared as nomadic tribes in northeastern Mongolia in the 5th century. Some joined the armies of Genghis Khan.
Who are the Tatars? | SIL in Eurasia
WEBTatars have always been on the frontline where the Muslim world meets Christendom, and the story goes that when Tsar Ivan IV (commonly known as Ivan the Terrible) of Russia captured Kazan in 1552 some of the Tatar nobility were beheaded, while others were imprisoned and forcibly baptized.
Culture of Tatarstan - Wikipedia
WEBThe Flag of the Republic of Tatarstan. The culture of Tatarstan is molded from the culture of Volga Tatar people, Russian, and European culture.
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