Bolgar Historical Site

Tatarstan · Russia

Bolgar Historical Site, Russia
Photo: kremlin.ru / Alexey Nikolsky, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
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The ruined capital of the medieval Volga Bulgars, scattered with a great minaret, mausoleums and a black chamber on the riverbank. The site marks an early adoption of Islam in the region and is UNESCO-listed.

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