Idel-Ural
Idel-Ural (Tatar Cyrillic: Идел-Урал, Latin: İdel-Ural; Russian: Идель-Урал) is a historical region in Eastern Europe, in what is today Russia. The name literally means Volga-Urals in the Tatar language. The frequently used Russian variant is Volgo-Uralye (Russian: Волго-Уралье).[1] The term Idel-Ural is often used to designate 6 republics of Russia of this region: Bashkortostan, Chuvashia, Mari El, Mordovia, Tatarstan, Udmurtia, especially in Tatar-language literature or in the context of minority languages.[2] Idel-Ural is included to Povolzhye region, also known Volga area in English. The major religions in the region are Islam and Orthodox Christianity.
Before their capture by the Muscovite Russia in the 16th century the region belonged to Khazars, Volga Bulgaria, the Golden Horde and the Khanate of Kazan.
