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RUSSIA (VOLGA DELTA REGION) · 46.3°N 47.9°E · HERITAGE SITE

Itil (Khazar capital)

Khazar Khaganate · c. 740-969

Capital of the Khazar khaganate - whose royal-class conversion to Judaism (8th-9th c.) is documented but whose scope is contested historiography.

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Itil (Khazar capital)

Russia (Volga delta region) · Heritage site · 46.3°N 47.9°E

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Where is Itil (Khazar capital)?

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THE COMMUNITY TIMELINE · EVERY NODE DATED

What happened to the Jewish community of Itil (Khazar capital)?

740–969

Khazar khaganate era (royal-class conversion, documented scope debated)

Today

Today

Contested historiography; important as a conversion-era case study (not linked to Ashkenazi origins claims - flagged as contested).

LANGUAGES & COMMUNITY

What did Itil (Khazar capital) sound like?

Hebrew (עברית, Ivrit)

AFTER · IN FULL COLOR

What survives today?

In Itil (Khazar capital)

Contested historiography; important as a conversion-era case study (not linked to Ashkenazi origins claims - flagged as contested).

  • Volga delta region (Samodoska/Samander excavations)

    archaeological region · historic site

    Exact capital site debated; marked as approximate.

SOURCES & REVIEW

  • Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd ed. (place entry)

    Macmillan Reference USA · 2007

Reviewed 2026-07-30

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