Norlat ( tt-Cyrl, Норлат, russian: Нурлаты) is a
rural locality (a
selo) in
Zelenodolsky District
Zelenodolsky District (russian: Зеленодо́льский райо́н; tt-Cyrl, Яшел Үзән районы) — is a Administrative divisions of the Republic of Tatarstan, territorial administrative unit and Municipal divisions of Russi ...
,
Tatarstan. The population was 2693 as of 2010.
Geography
Norlat is located 33 km southwest of
Yäşel Üzän, district's administrative centre, and 85 km southwest of
Qazan, republic's capital, by road.
History
The village already existed during the period of the
Khanate of Qazan
The Khanate of Kazan ( tt, Казан ханлыгы, Kazan xanlıgı; russian: Казанское ханство, Kazanskoye khanstvo) was a medieval Tatar Turkic state that occupied the territory of former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552 ...
.
From 17th to 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 4
mosques
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, i ...
, 2 , 3 windmills, 3 forges, and 12 small shops.
Before the creation of
Tatar ASSR in 1920 was a part of
Zöyä Uyezd Sviyazhsky Uyezd (''Свия́жский уе́зд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Kazan Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the central part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Sviyazhsk.
Demographics
At t ...
of
Qazan Governorate
The Kazan Governorate (russian: Каза́нская губе́рния; tt-Cyrl, Казан губернасы; cv, Хусан кӗперниӗ; mhr, Озаҥ губерний), or the Government of Kazan, was a governorate (a '' guberniya'') ...
. Since 1920 was a part of
Zöyä Canton; after creation of districts in Tatar ASSR (Tatarstan) in
Norlat-Açasır (later Norlat) (1927–1963) and
Yäşel Üzän districts.
Notable people
Norlat is a birthplace of , a physicist and , a poet.
References
External links
* {{Cite web , title=Норлат , url=https://tatarica.org/tat/razdely/municipalnye-obrazovaniya/municipalnye-rajony/zelenodolskij-rajon-1/nurlaty , access-date=2022-08-08 , website=tatarica.org , language=tt
Rural localities in Zelenodolsky District