Kichkalnya (, , ; ) is a

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village in the Nurlatsky district of the

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in Russia.

Etymology

The name of the village Kichkalnya comes from the word , which translates as '

nettle Nettle refers to plants with stinging hairs, particularly those of the genus '' Urtica''. It can also refer to plants which resemble ''Urtica'' species in appearance but do not have stinging hairs. Plants called "nettle" include: * ball nettle ...

', due to the fact that a lot of nettles grew on the territory of the village. Previously, it was probably called , which in translation means 'small'. In pre-revolutionary sources it is also mentioned under the name 'Vershina rechki Marasa' (the top of the Marasa river).

History

According to old residents, the village of Kichkalnya was formed at the beginning of the 18th century. From stories passed down from generation to generation, the village was founded by three families who came from the Chuvash village of Uzeevo (now Aksubayevsky District).

Mullah Mullah () is an honorific title for Islam, Muslim clergy and mosque Imam, leaders. The term is widely used in Iran and Afghanistan and is also used for a person who has higher education in Islamic theology and Sharia, sharia law. The title h ...

Tohvatullah was among the first founders of the village. According to legend, these families fled from their homes, hiding from forced baptism after the conquest the

Khanate of Kazan The Khanate of Kazan was a Tatar state that occupied the territory of the former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552. The khanate covered contemporary Tatarstan, Mari El, Chuvashia, Mordovia, and parts of Udmurtia and Bashkortostan; ...

Ivan the Terrible Ivan IV Vasilyevich (; – ), commonly known as Ivan the Terrible,; ; monastic name: Jonah. was Grand Prince of Moscow, Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1533 to 1547, and the first Tsar of all Russia, Tsar and Grand Prince of all R ...

. In fact, the resettlement of several families from the village of Uzeevo is explained by intraregional resettlement, since

died back in 1584. The existing historiographic literature provides contradictory information about the date of the village formation - from the mid-1650s to 1710. According to the legend, a certain name in 1911 claimed that the village "Morasa Bashy" was founded 300 years ago, that is, in 1611, but this is highly unlikely. Until 1920, it was part of the Staro-Almetevskaya Volost of the Chistopol Uyezd of the

Kazan 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 ...

. At 18th - 1st half of 19th centuries residents belonged to the category of state peasants, performed lashman duty. They were engaged in agriculture, cattle breeding, brick, matting, cooperage, carpentry and wheel crafts. Since 1920, it has been a part of the Chistopol Canton of the

Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, abbreviated as Tatar ASSR or TASSR, was an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics, autonomous republic of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR. The resolution for its crea ...

. From 10.08.1930 in Bilyarsky, from 10.02.1935 in Telmansky, from 16.07.1958 in Bilyarsky, from 01.02.1963 in Oktyabrsky, from 10.12.1997 in Nurlatsky Districts. The status and boundaries of a rural settlement are established by the Law

dated January 31, 2005 No. 32-ZRT "On establishing the boundaries of territories and the status of the municipal formation" Nurlatsky Municipal District "and municipalities within it"

Population

Geography

Kichkalnya is located on the Marasa River, northwest of 60 kilometers of the district center of the city of Nurlat, the height of the village center above sea level is 120 m.

Village plans

деревня Вершины речки Мурасы Кичкино тоже 1794.jpg, ''1794'' Вершина рѣч- Мурасы, Кичькино (Кичкальня) тожъ 1854.png, ''1854'' План деревни "Вершина реки Мурасы (Кичкальня)" 1880.jpg, ''1880'' Military Topographic Map of Kazan Governorate 1880.jpg, Fragment from the Military Topographic Map of the

of ''1880''

Climate

The climate is temperate continental. Climate code according to Köppen-Geiger climate classification: Dfb. The average annual air temperature is .

Infrastructure

At the beginning of the 20th century, two

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 ...

s, two

madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , ), sometimes Romanization of Arabic, romanized as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any Educational institution, type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whet ...

hs, a smithy, and ten small shops functioned. At this point in the village of ten streets, there is a secondary school, a house of culture, a library, a mosque, kindergarten, feldsher-obstetric station, 2 shops, post office A memorial complex to the participants of the

Great Patriotic War The Eastern Front, also known as the Great Patriotic War (term), Great Patriotic War in the Soviet Union and its successor states, and the German–Soviet War in modern Germany and Ukraine, was a Theater (warfare), theatre of World War II ...

was opened in Kichkalnya.

Gallery

Надпись при въезде в село Кичкальня.jpg, Inscription at the entrance to the village of Kichkalnya Мечеть в селе Кичкальня.jpg, Rural mosque Школьное озеро в селе Кичкальня.jpg, School lake Мөхәммәдрәхим Әлмөхәммәт улына куелган кабер ташы.jpg, Tombstone placed to Mukhamedrahim son of Almukhamet in 1909

Literature

Tatarskaya entsiklopediya: in 6 vol. / Ch. ed. M.Kh. Khasanov, res. ed. G. S. Sabirzyanov. – Kazan: Institut Tatarskoy entsiklopedii AN RT, 2006. – T. 3: K–L. – 664 p. (Татарская энциклопедия: В 6 т. / Гл. ред. М.Х. Хасанов, отв. ред. Г. С. Сабирзянов. – Казань: Институт Татарской энциклопедии АН РТ, 2006. – Т. 3: К–Л. – 664 с.)

Famous personalities

*Zigangir Razyapov, revolutionary *

Fales Valeev Valeev Fales Ahatovich is a Russian politician who served as a People's Deputy of the Republic of Tatarstan, in Russia. Ahatovich has been recognized as a Honored Worker of Agriculture of the Russian Federation and a Honored Worker of Agricultur ...

* Talgat Galiullin

References

Links

* * * * * {{Rural localities in Nurlatsky District Nurlatsky District Rural localities in Tatarstan Chistopolsky Uyezd