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Mäçkärä

Coordinates: 56°20′24″N 50°49′52″E / 56.340006°N 50.831125°E / 56.340006; 50.831125
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Mäçkärä
Мәчкәрә
Selo
Mäçkärä is located in Tatarstan
Mäçkärä
Mäçkärä
Coordinates: 56°20′24″N 50°49′52″E / 56.340006°N 50.831125°E / 56.340006; 50.831125
CountryRussia
RegionTatarstan
DistrictKukmara District
Time zoneUTC+3:00

Mäçkärä (Tatar: Мәчкәрә, romanized: Mäçkärä, Russian: Маскара) is a rural locality (a selo) in Kukmara District, Tatarstan. The population was 229 as of 2010.[1]

Geography

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Mäçkärä is located 25 km north of Kukmara, district's administrative centre, and 163 km northeast of Qazan, republic's capital, by road.[1][2]

History

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The earliest known record of the settlement dates from 1715.[1] In 18th and the beginning of 19th century village was for its madrasa, which was well-known in Idel-Ural region.[3] The population of Mäçkärä reached its peak of about 1000 inhabitants in 1905.

Before the creation of Tatar ASSR in 1920 was a part of Malmış Uyezd of Wätke Governorate. Since 1920 was a part of Arça Canton; after creation of districts in Tatar ASSR (Tatarstan) in Kukmara (1930–1963), Saba (1963–1965) and Kukmara districts.[1]

Notable objects

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Мәчкәрә". tatarica.org (in Tatar). Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Маршрут: село Маскара (Кукморский район, Республика Татарстан) - Казань (Республика Татарстан): расстояние и время в пути на карте - 150 км, 2 часа 44 минуты". Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ^ Ислам в Татарстане: энциклопедический словарь (in Russian). Moscow: Медина. 2017. ISBN 9785975601391.
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