Bogatye Saby

Bogatye Saby lies by the Saba River in the country northeast of Kazan. Its origins are traditionally dated to 1290, and the village became known in the region for pottery. The surrounding area lay within the world of the Kazan khanate before its conquest by Russia in the sixteenth century. The village's Tatar name, Baylar Sabasy, preserves the name of the river and the settlement beside it, where potters made wares for the neighboring countryside.