Bolgar
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Bolgar may refer to:
- BulgarsBulgarsThe Bulgars were a semi-nomadic who flourished in the Pontic Steppe and the Volga basin in the 7th century.The Bulgars emerge after the collapse of the Hunnic Empire in the 5th century....
, a people of Central Asian origin - Bolgar languageBolgar languageBulgar , also Oghur, is a historical group of Turkic languages, the only extant member of which is the Chuvash language.Suggested extinct members of the group are Volga-Bulgarian and Khazar ....
, their language - Bolgar (town)Bolgar (town)Bolgar is a town and the administrative center of Spassky District of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, from Kazan. Population:...
, a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia - BolgharBolgharBolghar was intermittently capital of Volga Bulgaria from the 8th to the 15th centuries, along with Bilyar and Nur-Suvar. It was situated on the bank of the Volga River, about 30 km downstream from its confluence with the Kama River and some 130 km from modern Kazan...
, an historical Volga BulgariaVolga BulgariaVolga Bulgaria, or Volga–Kama Bolghar, is a historic Bulgar state that existed between the seventh and thirteenth centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama rivers in what is now Russia.-Origin:...
n capital - Peter BolgarPeter BolgarPeter Bolgar is a British television and radio announcer, married since 1962 to Archers actress Angela Piper. He announced for BBC Television from 1967 to 1995, and since then, he has announced for the BBC World Service...
, a British television and radio announcer