Shipshek Explained

Official Name:Shipshek
Native Name:Шыпшыек
Native Name Lang:tt
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Russia Tatarstan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Tatarstan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Vysokogorsky District
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Utc Offset1:+3:00

Shipshek (Tatar: Шыпшыек|translit=Şıpşıyıq; Russian: Шипшек) is a rural locality (a village) in Vysokogorsky District, Tatarstan, Russia. The population was 2 as of 2010.[1]

Geography

Shipshek is located north of Vysokaya Gora, the district's administrative centre, and north of Kazan, the republic's capital, by road.[1] [2]

History

The earliest known record of the settlement dates from 1650.

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 a small shop.

Before the creation of the Tatar ASSR in 1920, it was part of Kazansky Uyezd of Kazan Governorate. From 1920, it was a 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Шыпшыек . 2022-08-08 . tatarica.org . tt.
  2. Web site: Расстояние между Шипшек и Казанью. www.avtodispetcher.ru.