Koshlauch (russian: Кошлау́ч; tt-Cyrl, Кушлавыч, ) is a
village
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(''
selo'') in
Arsky District
Arsky District (russian: А́рский райо́н; tt-Cyrl, Арча районы, ''Arça rayonı'') – is a territorial administrative unit and municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. The district is l ...
,
Republic of Tatarstan,
Russia
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, located north-west of
Arsk, district's administrative center. The village is situated on the
Krasnaya,
Kazanka's right tributary. Population: 151 (2000 est.); 137 (1989); all
ethnic Tatars. The main occupations of the residents are
agriculture
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and
cattle breeding
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.
The village is known since the
Khanate of Kazan epoch. It is the native village of the Tatar poet
Ğabdulla Tuqay
Ğabdulla Tuqay (tatar. ''عبد الله توقای,'' – ) was a Tatar poet, critic, publisher, and towering figure of Tatar literature. Tuqay is often referred to as the founder of the modern Tatar literature and the modern Tatar literary l ...
. The museum is placed in his home.
References
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Rural localities in Tatarstan
Kazansky Uyezd
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