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 ). 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.
3-711: Idel-Ural is at the center of the Volga Federal District (Поволжье, Povolzhye ). The major religions in the region are Islam and Orthodox Christianity . Before being conquered by the Tsardom of Russia in the 16th century, the region was dominated by native Uralic tribes and a succession of Turkic -led empires, such as Volga Bulgaria , the Khazars , the Golden Horde and the Khanate of Kazan . At
6-444: Is one of the eight federal districts of Russia . It forms the southeastern part of European Russia . It is the second most populated federal district (after Central ). Its population was 29,899,699 (70.8% urban) according to the 2010 Census , living on an area of 1,038,000 square kilometers (401,000 sq mi). Igor Komarov was appointed the federal district's Presidential Envoy on 18 September 2018. The district comprises
9-598: The time of Peter the Great 's death, in the early 18th century, the region had been made up of roughly 1 million people, with around half being Tatars , Chuvash , and Bashkirs . This Russian location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Volga Federal District 56°20′N 44°00′E / 56.333°N 44.000°E / 56.333; 44.000 The Volga Federal District (Russian: Приволжский федеральный округ , IPA: [prʲɪˈvolʂskʲɪj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk] )
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