Syukeyevo (russian: Сюке́ево; tt-Cyrl, Сөйки, translit=Söyki, ) is a
rural locality (a ''
selo'') in
Kamsko-Ustyinsky District
Kamsko-Ustyinsky District (russian: Камско-Устьинский райо́н; tt-Cyrl, Кама Тамагы районы, ''Qama Tamağı rayonı'') is a territorial administrative unit and municipality of the Republic of Tatarstan within t ...
of the
Republic of Tatarstan,
Russia, located on the bank of the
Mordovskaya River Mordovsky (masculine), Mordovskaya (feminine), or Mordovskoye (neuter) may refer to:
*something related to the Mordvins, an ethnic group living mainly in Russia
*Mordovsky District
Mordovsky District (russian: Мордо́вский райо́н) ...
(a right
tributary of the
Volga), southwest of
Kamskoye Ustye, the
administrative center of the district. Population: 750 (1997 est.); 792 (1989); all ethnic Russians.
History
Syukeyevo has been known to exist since the times of the
Khanate of Kazan.
In the 19th century, Syukeyevo produced bricks, and the main occupations of the people were carpentry and limestone, sulfur, and bitumen mining. The now destroyed
Syukeyevo Caves
Syukeyevo Caves (russian: Сюкеевские пещеры, tt-Cyrl, Сөйке мәгарәләре) were a group of caves in what is today Kamsko-Ustyinski District, Tatarstan, Russia. Located near the village of Syukeyevo until 1958, the ...
were located nearby.
On July 11, 2011,
cruise ship Bulgaria shipwrecked near Syukeyevo.
Economy and infrastructure
There is a secondary school and a church in Syukeyevo. The main occupation of the population is agriculture and cattle breeding. A gypsum mine is constructed in nearby
Syukeyevsky Vzvoz.
References
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Rural localities in Tatarstan
Tetyushsky Uyezd