Geology, geography and global energy

Scientific and Technical Journal

GEOGRAPHY OF SETTLEMENT OF THE ASTRAKHAN NOGAIS IN THE TERRITORY OF THE LOWER VOLGA REGION

2020. №4, pp. 115-119

Karabaeva Altynganym Z. - Astrakhan State University, karabaeva2010@mail.ru

Yuyukov Sergei S. - Astrakhan State University

The article discusses the issue of the geography of the settlement of the Nogays in the Volga Lower Region (on the example of the Astrakhan region) It was revealed that the Nogais are a Turkic people, which was formed from representatives of various clans and tribes that lived in the vastness of Eurasia since the 4th century. The article indicates the periods of the formation of the ethnic group of the Tatars. A short description of local and newcomer Tatars was given. A map was created using the Gis-program "Maplnfo", which allows obtaining information on the distribution of the Nogays in the territory of the Astrakhan region.

Key words: Nogays, ethnic group, Yurt Tatars, Karagash, Kundra, Utars, migration, census, Maplnfo, map, Gauss-Kruger projection

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