Qarakül ( tt-Cyrl, Каракүл, translit=Qarakül) is a
rural locality (a
derevnya) in
Biektaw District,
Tatarstan. The population was 117 as of 2010.
Geography
Qarakül is located 44 km northwest of
Biektaw, district's administrative centre, and 46 km northwest of
Qazan, republic's capital, by road.
History
The village was established in the 18th century.Its name derives from the words ''qara ''(black) and ''kül'' (lake).
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 and 2 small shops.
Before the creation of the
Tatar ASSR in 1920 was a part of
Qazan Uyezd Kazansky Uyezd (''Каза́нский уе́зд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Kazan Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kazan.
Demographics
At the time ...
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
Arça Canton Arsk Canton (known as Kazan Canton at the time of its foundation) was an administrative division (a сanton) of the Tatar ASSR in 1920–;1930. Its area was 7,500 km; population: 375,000. In 1926, 59.2% of the population were Tatars, 37. ...
; after the creation of districts in Tatar ASSR (Tatarstan) in
Döbyaz (1930–1963),
Yäşel Üzän (1963–1965) and
Biektaw districts.
References
External links
* {{Cite web , title=Каракүл , url=https://tatarica.org/tat/razdely/municipalnye-obrazovaniya/municipalnye-rajony/vysokogorskij-rajon-1/kara-kul , access-date=2022-08-08 , website=tatarica.org , language=tt
Rural localities in Vysokogorsky District