Idel-Ural

thumb|Idel-Ural at the center of the Volga Federal District|Volga (Privolzhsky) Federal District

Idel-Ural (, ), literally Volga-Ural, is a historical region in Eastern Europe, in what is today Russia. The name literally means Volga-Urals in the Tatar language. The frequently used Russian variant is Volgo-Uralye (). The term Idel-Ural is often used to designate 6 republics of Russia of this region: Bashkortostan, Chuvashia, Mari El, Mordovia, Tatarstan, and Udmurtia, especially in Tatar-language literature or in the context of minority languages. thumb|Chagatai language|Chaghatay-language map depicting Idel-Ural () neighboring [[Turkestan (), from the November 1931 issue of the Berlin-based magazine]] Idel-Ural is at the center of the Volga Federal District (Поволжье, Povolzhye). The major religions in the region are Islam and Orthodox Christianity.