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• Khazaran — was a city in the Khazar kingdom, located on the eastern bank of the lower Volga River. It was connected to Atil by a pontoon bridge.Khazaran was later inhabited primarily by Muslims and featured numerous mosques, minarets, and madrasas. It was a …   Wikipedia

• Khazars — Kazar redirects here. For the Marvel Comics character, see Ka Zar. For the village in Azerbaijan, see Xəzər. For Khazar University, see Khazar University. Khazaria Eastern Tourkia Khaganate …   Wikipedia

• Twin cities (geographical proximity) — Twin cities are a special case of two cities or urban centres which are born in close geographic proximity and then grow into each other over time. The term Twin Cities in the United States refers specifically to the cities Minneapolis and Saint… …   Wikipedia

• Atil — * For the small town and municipality in the Mexican state of Sonora see Atil, Sonora Atil, also spelled Itil (literally meaning Big River ), was the capital of Khazaria from the middle of the 8th century until the end of the 10th century. The… …   Wikipedia

• Kuzari — The Kitab al Khazari, commonly called the Kuzari, is one of most famous works of the medieval Spanish Jewish philosopher and poet Rabbi Yehuda Halevi, completed around 1140.[1] Its title is an Arabic phrase meaning Book of the Khazars. Divided… …   Wikipedia

• Saqsin — (aka Saksin, Saksin Bolgar) was a medieval city that flourished from the eleventh to the thirteenth centuries. It was situated in the Volga Delta (modern day Astrakhan Oblast), or in the Lower Volga, and was known in pre Mongol times as Saksin… …   Wikipedia

• Khvalisy — The Khvalisy were a tribe mentioned in old Russian chronicles. August Bielkowski conjectured that Khvalisy referred to the same people called Khalyzians by the Byzantine chroniclers. Other scholars believe that Khvalisy refers to Khazaran, the… …   Wikipedia

• Saltovo-Mayaki — is the name given by archaeologists to the early medieval culture of the Pontic steppe region roughly between the Don and the Dnieper Rivers. Their culture was a melting pot of Onogur, Khazar, Pecheneg, Magyar, Alan, and Slavic influences. During …   Wikipedia

• Obadiah (Khazar) — Obadiah (Heb. עבדיה) was the name of a Khazar ruler of the late eighth or early ninth century. He is described as coming from among the sons of the sons of Bulan, but whether this should be taken literally to mean that he was Bulan s grandson, or …   Wikipedia

• David of Taman — A purported Khazar ruler of the late tenth century CE who ruled over a Khazar successor state in the Taman region. David is mentioned in a single document dated AM 4746 (985/986 CE) which contains a reference to our lord David, Prince of the… …   Wikipedia