Qarakül, Vysokogorsky District
Qarakül
Каракүл | |
|---|---|
derevnya | |
  Qarakül | |
| Coordinates: 56°07′35″N 48°58′53″E / 56.126290°N 48.981251°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Tatarstan |
| District | Biektaw District |
| Time zone | UTC+3:00 |
Qarakül (Tatar: Каракүл, romanized: Qarakül) is a rural locality (a derevnya) in Biektaw District, Tatarstan. The population was 117 as of 2010.[1]
Geography
Qarakül is located 44 km northwest of Biektaw, district's administrative centre, and 46 km northwest of Qazan, republic's capital, by road.[1][2]
History
The village was established in the 18th century.Its name derives from the words qara (black) and kül (lake).[3]
From 18th to the first half of the 19th centuries village's residents belonged to the social estate of state peasants.
By the beginning of the twentieth century, village had a mosque, a mekteb and 2 small shops.
Before the creation of the Tatar ASSR in 1920 was a part of Qazan Uyezd of Qazan Governorate. Since 1920 was a part of Arça Canton; after the creation of districts in Tatar ASSR (Tatarstan) in Döbyaz (1930–1963), Yäşel Üzän (1963–1965) and Biektaw districts.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Каракүл". tatarica.org (in Tatar). Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ^ "Расстояние между Арой-Кулем и Казанью". www.avtodispetcher.ru.
- ^ "Гидроним: Кара-Куль". toponym.antat.ru.
External links
- "Каракүл". tatarica.org (in Tatar). Retrieved 2022-08-08.