On the western outskirts of the city of Chistopol are the remains of the ancient city of the Volga Bulgaria, founded in the tenth century. The name of the missing Bulgarian cities - Djuketau located on the left bank of the Kama River, is translated from Tatar as "Linden Hill."

In pre-Mongol times Djuketau served as the eastern gate of the Volga Bulgaria and was a major economic and cultural center of the Lower Kama region. The original settlement arose as a feudal castle or military fortress, but after a few centuries, became a center Dzhuketaevskogo principality. In 1236 Djuketau been ruined by the troops of Batu in the 14-15 centuries, repeatedly devastated ushkuyniki Russian troops and Yuri of Zvenigorod, until finally was abandoned.

Archaelogical Djuketau today is a historically interconnected archaeological sites: the ancient site, and Krutogorsky Donaurorvskoe selishte and cemeteries. The center is located in the settlement Djuketau 0, 3 kilometers west of the village of Steep Mountain in the twenty-meter hill with steep slopes on the banks of the Kama River. From the south-eastern and eastern sides are clearly visible remains of the fortifications in the form of three earthen banks and two intermediate moats, a depth of about two meters. Dzhuketauskogo settlement area of ​​about six hectares. Here fragments of buildings and burial grounds of the Bulgarian pre-Mongol period.

Archaeological Monument Reserve Djuketau one of the five largest cultural and economic centers of Volga Bulgaria, along with such strongholds as the Bilyarsk, Elabuga, Bulgarian and the northern outpost of the Bulgars - the Kazan Kremlin.