Tornayaz
Торнаяз | |
|---|---|
derevnya | |
  Tornayaz | |
| Coordinates: 56°08′25″N 49°11′05″E / 56.140168°N 49.184621°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Tatarstan |
| District | Biektaw District |
| Time zone | UTC+3:00 |
Tornayaz (Tatar: Торнаяз, romanized: Tornayaz) is a rural locality (a derevnya) in Biektaw District, Tatarstan. The population was 69 as of 2010.[1]
Geography
Tornayaz is located 26 km north of Biektaw, district's administrative centre, and 53 km north of Qazan, republic's capital, by road.[1][2]
History
The earliest known record of the settlement dates from the 17th century.
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 windmills.
Before the creation of the Tatar ASSR in 1920 was a part of Qazan Uyezd of Qazan Governorate. Since 1920 was a part of Arça Canton; after the creation of districts in Tatar ASSR (Tatarstan) in Döbyaz (1930–1963), Yäşel Üzän (1963–1965) and Biektaw districts.[1]
References
External links
- "Торнаяз". tatarica.org (in Tatar). Retrieved 2022-08-08.