Arsk or Archa (Russian: Арск, /arsk/; Tatar: Arça /ar`ʆa/) is an urban-type settlement in the northern-eastern part of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It is located 65 km from Kazan, the republic's capital. Arsk is the administrative center of Arsky District. The town stands on the banks of the Kazanka River. Arsk is also a station on the Kazan-Ägerce railroad. The town was founded in the 13th century by Volga Bulgarians. The Tatar language (Tatar tele, Tatarça, Татар теле, Татарча) is a Turkic language belonging to the Altaic branch of the Ural-Altaic family of languages. ... Urban-type settlement (Russian: , posyolok gorodskogo tipa; Ukrainian: , selyshche miskoho typu; abbreviated as in Russian and as in Ukrainian) is an official designation for a certain type of urban settlements used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union. ... The Republic of Tatarstan (Russian: ; Tatar: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... Kazan (Russian: ; Tatar: Qazan, Казан) is the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, and one of Russias largest cities. ... Kazanka (Tatar: Qazansu, Russian: Каза́нка) is a river in Tatarstan, Russia, a left tributary of the Volga. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... Volga Bulgaria or Volga-Kama Bolghar, is a historic state that existed between the 7th and 13th centuries around the confluence of the Volga and Kama rivers in what is now the Russian Federation. ...

The Tatar name of the town (Arça) can be translated as Udmurt's or Udmurtian. The town was a capital of Arsk Darugha (Arça daruğası) during the Kazan Khanate period (a darugha was a type of subdivision of Kazan Khanate). Even though the town was located in the area mostly populated by Tatars, the larger part of darugha's population was Udmurt. It is possible that earlier population of this area was also Finnic, who later assimilated with the Tatars. Arsk was one of the strongest forts in the khanate. It was captured by the Russian army under Prince Vorotynsky in 1552. Udmurts are Finno-Ugric people that speak the Udmurt language. ... Categories: Historical stubs | Former countries | Tatars | Tatarstan history | History of Mongolia ... Vorotynsky was one of the most eminent Rurikid princely houses of Muscovite Russia. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ...

2002 population—17,211 (Tatars—83%, Russians—15%). For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

Eastern part of Kazan, that formerly was situated out of the Arsk Gates of Kazan during Khanate's epoch was called Arsk Field. Later, this name spread to cermentary, now situated in Central Kazan.

See also

• Ar begs