Tornayaz Explained

Official Name:Tornayaz
Native Name:Торнаяз
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

Tornayaz (Tatar: Торнаяз|translit=Tornayaz; Russian: Торнаяз) is a rural locality (a village) in Vysokogorsky District, Tatarstan, Russia. The population was 69 as of 2010.[1]

Geography

Tornayaz 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 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]

External links

Notes and References

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