Bolgar
Also known as Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (vi).
Region
Europe and North America
Russia
Inscribed
2014
List reference
981
In preparation
A full profile of Bolgar is being written.
We're still writing the full guide to this site. The essential facts are below, and you can help by suggesting corrections or additions.
Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Bolgar is about 85 km north-east of Ulyanovsk. The nearest other World Heritage site is Kazan Observatories, about 90 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Ulyanovsk · about 641,000 peopleabout 85 km south-west
- Kazan · about 1,115,000 peopleabout 85 km north
- Dimitrovgrad · about 132,000 peopleabout 85 km south
- Zelenodolsk · about 100,000 peopleabout 100 km north
- Chistopol · about 62,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
- Kanash · about 50,000 peopleabout 120 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
RussiaCultural90 km away
RussiaCultural91 km away
RussiaCultural92 km away
RussiaCultural558 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
Trip reports
No one has written up a visit to Bolgar yet. If you have been, we would like to hear how it went.
Been here? Share a trip reportGuest reports are credited and edited with you before they appear.
Suggest a correction or additionEvery message is read by an editor.
Facts from open data: Wikidata (CC0)