Bäxtiyar () is a
rural locality (a
derevnya) in
Ätnä District,
Tatarstan
Tatarstan, officially the Republic of Tatarstan, sometimes also called Tataria, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital city, capital and largest city i ...
. The population was 200 as of 2010.
Geography
Bäxtiyar is located 12 km southeast of
Olı Ätnä, district's administrative centre, and 72 km north of
Qazan, republic's capital, by road.
History
The village was established in the 17th century. Its name derives from the
anthroponym
Anthroponymy (also anthroponymics or anthroponomastics, from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος ''anthrōpos'', 'human', and ὄνομα ''onoma'', 'name') is the study of ''anthroponyms'', the proper names of human beings, both individual and coll ...
''Bäxiyar''.
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 mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard.
Originally, mosques were si ...
, a
mekteb, 2 windmills, 2 grain scourers and a small shop.
Before the creation of the
Tatar ASSR in 1920 was a part of
Çar Uyezd Tsaryovokokshaysky Uyezd (''Царевококшайский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Kazan Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Tsaryovok ...
of
Qazan Governorate
Kazan Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, and the Russian SFSR from 1708 to 1920, with its capital in Kazan.
History
Kazan Governorate, together with seven other gov ...
. Since 1920 was a part of
Arça Canton Arsk Canton (known as Kazan Canton at the time of its foundation) was an administrative division (a сanton) of the Tatar ASSR in 1920–;1930. Its area was 7,500 km; population: 375,000. In 1926, 59.2% of the population were Tatars, 37 ...
; after the creation of districts in Tatar ASSR (Tatarstan) in
Tuqay (later Ätnä) (1930–1959),
Tuqay (former Qızıl Yul) (1959–1963),
Arça (1963–1990) and
Ätnä districts.
References
External links
* {{Cite web , title=Бәхтияр , url=https://tatarica.org/tat/razdely/municipalnye-obrazovaniya/municipalnye-rajony/tn-rajony/bhtiyar , access-date=2022-08-08 , website=tatarica.org , language=tt
Rural localities in Atninsky District