The confluence of the Ik and Belaya Rivers creates the Kulyagash Swamp of this entity, which also contains the Nizhnekamsk Resevoir and Atyr Lake.
The confluence of the Ik and Belaya Rivers creates the Kulyagash Swamp of this entity, which also contains the Nizhnekamsk Resevoir and Atyr Lake. During Soviet rule, Kamaz was built in this region near Naberezhnye Chelny, making that city the second largest in this region. Following the Russian revolution, people from this entity created the Idel-Ural State, an attempt to recreate an earlier Khanate in this region. A 1992 referendum by President Mintimer Shaymiev ended in a majority vote desiring independence for this region, and the confluence of the Kama and Volga rivers is located near its border with Bashkortostan. For 20 points, name this predominantly Islamic republic of Russia, with its capital at Kazan.
The confluence of the Ik and Belaya Rivers creates the Kulyagash Swamp of this entity, which also contains the Nizhnekamsk Resevoir and Atyr Lake.
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