Wednesday 13 August 2014

Yelabuga, Tatarstan

A view from old Yelabuga
6 Aug, 2014 | From Nastya of Russia
OFFICIAL POSTCROSSING

Yelabuga is Nastya's hometown. It is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. The former name of the city was Alabuga. Its history dates back to the 10th century, when a Volga Bulgarian border castle, the so-called Alamir-Sultan castle was built by Bulgarian Khan Ibrahim in 985 CE.

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