Volga Bulgaria adopted Islam in 922. The most important event that marked the establishment of Islam in Bulgaria was an exchange of embassies between Almysh and Baghdad Caliph al-Muktadir. Despite the fact that Islam was quite widespread in the Volga region, the achievement of this embassy was the “diplomatic recognition” of Bulgaria as an Islamic country. Since that time, no geographical writing could get along without mentioning the Bulgars, and ties with countries of Islam developed and strengthened.
In the late 10th and early 11th centuries, Volga Bulgaria became a country of “classical Islam”. As early as from the beginning of the 10th century, the Arab-Persian historical and geographical convention stated that Bulgars had two main cities: Bolgar and Suvar. By the end of the 10th century, Bulgaria acted as a Muslim country on the international scene; numerous commercial, cultural and political ties connected it with the countries of Central and Western Asia and the Middle East.
The postage stamp provides an image of the White Mosque in Bolgar.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the stamp |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + security system |
Comb 12¼:12 |
42 × 30 mm |
120 thousand stamps |