Bilär

Bilär
Shown within Tatarstan
Bilär (Russia)
LocationAlexeyevsky District, Tatarstan, Russia
RegionRussia
Coordinates54°59′07″N 50°23′52″E / 54.9852722322°N 50.3977194544°E / 54.9852722322; 50.3977194544
Part ofTatarstan
History
Founded10th century
Site notes
ArchaeologistsFayaz Huzin
Albert Khalikov
ConditionSemi-ruined
OwnershipPublic
Public accessYes

Bilär or Bilyarsk (Tatar: Биләр; Russian: Биля́р, Билярское городище, romanized: Bilyar, Bilyarskoye gorodishche) was a medieval city in Volga Bulgaria and its second capital before the Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria. It was located on the left bank of the Small Cheremshan River in Alexeeyevsky District of the Tatarstan. Its erstwhile location is 50 kilometres (31 mi) from the current village of the same name and 150 kilometres (93 mi) from Kazan.