Yelabuga
| Yelabuga (English) Елабуга (Russian) Алабуга (Tatar) |
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| Administrative status (as of February 2014) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Tatarstan |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of republic significance of Yelabuga |
| Administrative center of | town of republic significance of Yelabuga,Yelabuzhsky District |
| Municipal status (as of November 2011) | |
| Municipal district | Yelabuzhsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Yelabuga Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Yelabuzhsky Municipal District, Yelabuga Urban Settlement |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 70,728 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 222nd |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | second half of the 16th century |
| Postal code(s) | 423600 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 85557 |
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Yelabuga (Russian: Ела́буга; Tatar: Cyrillic Алабуга, Latin Alabuğa, Arabic الابوعا) is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River and 200 kilometers (120 mi) east from Kazan. Population: 70,728 (2010 Census);68,663 (2002 Census);53,537 (1989 Census).
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. The castle was built on the place of the legendary tomb of Alamir-Sultan (Alexander the Great "Macedonian"). The name 'Alabuga' originally referred to the tower of the castle, later the whole city was named Alabuga. The castle was later abandoned, and its remains are now known as Şaytan qalası (Shaytan's castle). In the second half of the 16th century, a Russian village was founded on the same spot.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yelabuga serves as the administrative center of Yelabuzhsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with the selo of Tarlovka, incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Yelabuga—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Yelabuga is incorporated within Yelabuzhsky Municipal District as Yelabuga Urban Settlement.
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