Saya, Republic of Tatarstan explained

Official Name:Saya
Native Name:Сая
Native Name Lang:tt
Settlement Type:selo
Pushpin Map:Russia Tatarstan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Tatarstan
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Biektaw District
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Utc Offset1:+3:00

Saya (Tatar: Сая|translit=Saya) is a rural locality (a selo) in Biektaw District, Tatarstan. The population was 397 as of 2010.[1]

Geography

is located 17 km northwest of Biektaw, district's administrative centre, and 45 km north of Qazan, republic's capital, by road.[2] [3]

History

The earliest known record of the settlement dates from the 17th century.

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, a blacksmith shop and 4 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.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Сая . 2022-08-08 . tatarica.org . tt.
  2. Web site: Сая . 2022-08-08 . tatarica.org . tt.
  3. Web site: Расчет расстояний между городами .
  4. Web site: Сая . 2022-08-08 . tatarica.org . tt.