Idel-ural

Idel-Ural

Idel-Ural (Tatar Cyrillic: Идел-Урал, Latin: İdel-Ural; Russian: Идель-Урал) is a historical region in Eastern Europe, in what is today Russia. The name literally means Volga-Urals in the Tatar language. The frequently used Russian variant is Volgo-Uralye (Russian: Волго-Уралье). The term Idel-Ural is often used to designate 6 republics of Russia of this region: Bashkortostan, Chuvashia, Mari El, Mordovia, Tatarstan, Udmurtia, especially in Tatar-language literature or in the context of minority languages. Idel-Ural is included to Povolzhye region, also known Volga area in English. The major religions in the region are Islam and Orthodox Christianity.