Nurlat (russian: Нурла́т; tt-Cyrl, Норлат, ''Norlat'') is a

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in the

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, located on the

Kondurcha River The Kondurcha (russian: Кондурча; tt-Cyrl, Кондырча, ''Kondırça'') is a river in Samara Oblast and Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the river Sok. It is long, of which are in Tatarstan, and its drainag ...

, southeast of

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. Population:

History

Nurlat was formerly known as Nurlat-Oktyabrsky. It was founded in 1905 as a settlement around a

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. Town status was granted to it in 1961.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nurlat serves as the

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Nurlatsky District Nurlatsky District may refer to: *Nurlatsky District, Republic of Tatarstan, a district of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia *Nurlatsky District, Tatar ASSR (1927–1963), a district of the Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union {{Geodis ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Order #01-02/9 As an administrative division, is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Nurlat—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Nurlat is incorporated within Nurlatsky Municipal District as Nurlat Urban Settlement.Law #32-ZRT

Transportation

There is an airport in Nurlat.

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External links

Unofficial website of Nurlat
{{Rural localities in Nurlatsky District Cities and towns in Tatarstan Nurlatsky District Samarsky Uyezd