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==History==
==History==
The former name of the city was Alabuga. Its history dates back to the 10th century, when a [[Volga Bulgaria]]n border [[castle]], the so called Alamir-Sultan castle was built by bulgarian Khan Ibrahim in 985 AD. The castle was built on the place of the legendary tomb of Alamir-Sultan ([[Alexander the Great]] "Macedonian"). The name 'Alabuga' originally referred to the tower of the castle, later the whole city was named ALabuga.<ref>http://s155239215.onlinehome.us/turkic/10_History/Djagfar_Tarihi/DjagfarTarihiDictionaryEn.htm</ref> The castle was later abandoned, and its remains are now known as ''Şaytan qalası'' ([[Devil (Islam)|Shaytan]]'s castle). In the second half of the 16th century, a Russian village was founded on the same spot.{{citation needed|date=February 2012}}
The former name of the city was Alabuga. Its history dates back to the 10th century, when a [[Volga Bulgaria]]n border [[castle]], the so called Alamir-Sultan castle was built by bulgarian Khan Ibrahim in 985 AD. The castle was built on the place of the legendary tomb of Alamir-Sultan ([[Alexander the Great]] "Macedonian"). The name 'Alabuga' originally referred to the tower of the castle, later the whole city was named Alabuga.<ref>http://s155239215.onlinehome.us/turkic/10_History/Djagfar_Tarihi/DjagfarTarihiDictionaryEn.htm</ref> The castle was later abandoned, and its remains are now known as ''Şaytan qalası'' ([[Devil (Islam)|Shaytan]]'s castle). In the second half of the 16th century, a Russian village was founded on the same spot.{{citation needed|date=February 2012}}


==Administrative and municipal status==
==Administrative and municipal status==

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Yelabuga
Елабуга
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • TatarАлабуга
Kazanskaya Street in Yelabuga
Kazanskaya Street in Yelabuga
Coat of arms of Yelabuga
Coat of arms
Location of Yelabuga
Map
Yelabuga is located in Russia
Yelabuga
Yelabuga
Location of Yelabuga
Yelabuga is located in Tatarstan
Yelabuga
Yelabuga
Yelabuga (Tatarstan)
Coordinates: 55°46′0″N 52°2′0″E / 55.76667°N 52.03333°E / 55.76667; 52.03333
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTatarstan[1]
Foundedsecond half of the 16th century
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total70,750
 • Rank222nd in 2010
 • Subordinated totown of republic significance of Yelabuga[1]
 • Capital oftown of republic significance of Yelabuga,[1] Yelabuzhsky District[1]
 • Municipal districtYelabuzhsky Municipal District[3]
 • Urban settlementYelabuga Urban Settlement[3]
 • Capital ofYelabuzhsky Municipal District,[3] Yelabuga Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
423600Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID92626101001
The Devil's Tower (Şaytan qalası), a unique architectural monument surviving from Volga Bulgaria
Spasskaya Street
Gassara Street

Yelabuga (Russian: Ела́буга; Tatar: Алабуга, romanized: Alabuğa) is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River and 200 kilometers (120 mi) east from Kazan. Population: 68,663 (2002 Census);[6] 53,537 (1989 Soviet census).[7]

History

The former name of the city was Alabuga. Its history dates back to the 10th century, when a Volga Bulgarian border castle, the so called Alamir-Sultan castle was built by bulgarian Khan Ibrahim in 985 AD. The castle was built on the place of the legendary tomb of Alamir-Sultan (Alexander the Great "Macedonian"). The name 'Alabuga' originally referred to the tower of the castle, later the whole city was named Alabuga.[8] The castle was later abandoned, and its remains are now known as Şaytan qalası (Shaytan's castle). In the second half of the 16th century, a Russian village was founded on the same spot.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Yelabuga serves as the administrative center of Yelabuzhsky District, although it is not administratively a part of it.[1] Administratively, it is incorporated separately as a town of republic significance—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] Municipally, Yelabuga is incorporated within Yelabuzhsky Municipal District as Yelabuga Urban Settlement.[3]

Economy

Oil industry is present in the town. In the 1990s, a Ford assembly plant operated in the town.

Notable people

The town is the birthplace of painter Ivan Shishkin. It is also where Russian poet Marina Tsvetayeva committed suicide in 1941. The poet is buried at the municipal cemetery.

Miscellaneous

Near Yelabuga is the Nizhnyaya Kama National Park.

Sister city

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Order #01-02/34
  2. ^ Invalid reference parameter
  3. ^ a b c d e Law #22-ZRT
  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ a b Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Cite error: The named reference "PopCensus" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  8. ^ http://s155239215.onlinehome.us/turkic/10_History/Djagfar_Tarihi/DjagfarTarihiDictionaryEn.htm

Sources

  • Министерство юстиции Республики Татарстан. Приказ №01-02/9 от 4 февраля 2014 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов в Республике Татарстан», в ред. Приказа №01-02/160 от 11 марта 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Приказ Министерства юстиции Республики Татарстан от 04.02.2014 №01-02/9 "Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов в Республике Татарстан"». Опубликован: Официальный сайт правовой информации Министерства юстиции Республики Татарстан (http://pravo.tatarstan.ru), 27 февраля 2014 г. (Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tatarstan. Order #01-02/9 of February 4, 2014 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities in the Republic of Tatarstan, as amended by the Order #01-02/160 of March 11, 2015 On Amending the Order of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Tatarstan #01-02/9 of February 4, 2014 "On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities in the Republic of Tatarstan". ).
  • Государственный Совет Республики Татарстан. Закон №22-ЗРТ от 31 января 2005 г. «Об установлении границ территорий и статусе муниципального образования "Елабужский муниципальный район" и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Закона №145-ЗРТ от 30 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Республики Татарстан "Об установлении границ территорий и статусе муниципального образования "Елабужский муниципальный район" и муниципальных образований в его составе"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Республика Татарстан", №№18–19, 1 февраля 2005 г. (State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. Law #22-ZRT of January 31, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of the Territories and the Status of the Municipal Formation of "Yelabuzhsky Municipal District" and of the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #145-ZRT of December 30, 2014 On Amending the Law of the Republic of Tatarstan "On Establishing the Borders of the Territories and the Status of the Municipal Formation of "Yelabuzhsky Municipal District" and of the Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the official publication date.).
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