Khazaran

Khazaranwas a city in theKhazar kingdom,located on the eastern bank of the lowerVolga River.It was connected toAtilby apontoon bridge.

Khazaran was later inhabited primarily byMuslimsand featured numerousmosques,minarets, and madrasas. It was a bustling trade center easily reachable by ship from theCaspian SeaandVolga River,and many of its inhabitants were crafters, fishers, and traders. The leader of the city was a Muslim official known as theKhazz;in Arab sources the title given is sometimesvizier.