Tatari

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The Tatari (red) district in the Kesklinn (yellow) district of Tallinn

Tatari (in German "Tatarisches [district]") is a district ( Estonian asum ) of the Estonian capital Tallinn . It is located in the Kesklinn district ("inner city").

Description and history

Tatari has 1,781 inhabitants (as of May 1, 2010).

Tatari is home to the Kosmos cinema , the Estonian Music and Theater Academy , the US Embassy in Estonia and the Liivalaia Gümnaasium .

The district got its name from Tatari Street, which runs through the district. After the Russian conquest of Estonia in the 18th century, the tsarist authorities set up a camp for the Tatars stationed in Tallinn , later known as the Tatar Slobode .

photos

  • Headquarters of the Estonian gas supplier Eesti Gaas

  • Residential and commercial buildings in Tatari

  • The Kosmos cinema, built in 1964

Web links

Commons : Tatari  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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Coordinates: 59 ° 26 '  N , 24 ° 45'  E