Tornayaz
Tornayaz
Торнаяз | |
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Village | |
  Tornayaz | |
| Coordinates: 56°08′25″N 49°11′05″E / 56.140168°N 49.184621°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Tatarstan |
| District | Vysokogorsky District |
| Time zone | UTC+3:00 |
Tornayaz (Tatar: Торнаяз, romanized: Tornayaz; Russian: Торнаяз) is a rural locality (a village) in Vysokogorsky District, Tatarstan, Russia. The population was 69 as of 2010.[1]
Geography[edit]
Tornayaz is located 26 kilometres (16 mi) north of Vysokaya Gora, the district's administrative centre, and 53 kilometres (33 mi) north of Kazan, the republic's capital, by road.[1][2]
History[edit]
The earliest known record of the settlement dates from the 17th century.
From the 18th century to the first half of the 19th century, the village's residents belonged to the social estate of state peasants.
By the beginning of the 20th century, the village had a mosque, a mekteb and two windmills.
Before the creation of the Tatar ASSR in 1920, it was part of Kazansky Uyezd of Kazan Governorate. From 1920, it was part of Arsk Canton; after the creation of districts in the Tatar ASSR (Tatarstan), it was located in Dubyazsky (1930–1963), Zelenodolsky (1963–1965) and Vysokogorsky districts.[1]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
- "Торнаяз". tatarica.org (in Tatar). Retrieved 2022-08-08.