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Idel-Ural
Historical region in the southern Urals in Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Idel-Ural (Tatar: Идел-Урал, romanized: Idel-Ural, Russian: Идель-Урал), literally Volga-Ural, 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).[1] The term Idel-Ural is often used to designate 6 republics of Russia of this region: Bashkortostan, Chuvashia, Mari El, Mordovia, Tatarstan and Udmurtia, especially in Tatar-language literature or in the context of minority languages.[2]
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Idel-Ural is at the center of the Volga Federal District (Поволжье, Povolzhye).[citation needed] The major religions in the region are Islam and Orthodox Christianity.