Idel-Ural

Idel-Ural (Tatar: Идел-Урал, romanized: Idel-Ural, Russian: Идель-Урал), literally Volga-Ural, 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 and Udmurtia, especially in Tatar-language literature or in the context of minority languages.^[2]

Chaghatay-language map depicting Idel-Ural (ایدیل-اورال) neighboring Turkestan (تورکستان), from the November 1931 issue of the Berlin-based Yash Turkistan [uz] magazine

Idel-Ural is at the center of the Volga Federal District (Поволжье, Povolzhye).^{[citation needed]} The major religions in the region are Islam and Orthodox Christianity.

^ Sergei Konstantinovich Belykh. "История народов Волго-Уральского региона" (PDF). udmurt.info (in Russian). Retrieved 7 October 2018.
^ "В России режим Путина подавляет самоидентификацию коренных народов – активисты". zmina.info (in Russian). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[1] Sergei Konstantinovich Belykh. "История народов Волго-Уральского региона" (PDF). udmurt.info (in Russian). Retrieved 7 October 2018.

[2] "В России режим Путина подавляет самоидентификацию коренных народов – активисты". zmina.info (in Russian). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

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