Tatarstan, [a] officially the Republic of Tatarstan, [b] sometimes also called Tataria, [c] 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. The region's main source of wealth is oil with a strong petrochemical industry.

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.

Tatarstan 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. Islam is the faith that most people in Tatarstan follow.

Human habitation in Tatarstan dates back to the Palaeolithic period. Remains of several cultures of the Stone and Bronze Ages have been discovered within Tatarstan. During the Iron Age (8th century BCE – 3rd century CE), the Ananyino culture, probably a Finno-Ugrian -speaking people, dominated the area of the upper Volga and Kama river valleys.

Welcome to the Republic of Tatarstan. Tatarstan is situated at the confluence of two large rivers – the Volga and the Kama, being a kind of bridge connecting Russia’s European and Asian parts. Covering an area of 67,800 km 2, the republic is bigger than such European countries as Belgium and the Netherlands and is approximately equal to Ireland.

Sep 15, 2020 · Interestingly, beautiful Tatarstan is one of the brightest spots of the Trans-Siberian journey, the longest railway line on the planet! The capital of Tatarstan, Kazan, officially bears the title of the "Third Capital of Russia" due to its rich cultural and historical heritage.

Jul 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.

Tatarstan (Russian: Респу́блика Татарста́н rees-POOB-lee-kuh tuh-tuhr-STAHN) is a region (republic) in the Middle Volga, bordering Ulyanovsk Oblast to the southwest, Chuvashia to the west, Mari El to the northwest, Kirov Oblast to the north, Udmurtia to the northeast, Bashkortostan to the east, Orenburg Oblast to the southeast, and Samara Oblast...

After the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, Tatarstan was declared an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; the fall of the USSR in 1991 led to a name change to the Republic of Tatarstan, now a subject of the Russian Federation.

Sep 24, 2022 · The Republic of Tatarstan is a federal subject of Russia located in the center of the East European Plain (about 800 km east of Moscow), part of the Volga Federal District. Kazan is the capital city of the region. The population of the Tatarstan Republic is about 3,886,400 (2022), the area - 67,847 sq. km.