Volga River
Virjal or "Viryal" ( "[vir]" — upper, west and "[yal]" — village, community) — a part of Chuvash people. Denomination "Virjal", i. e. upper, living upstream of Volga River, is opposed to Anatri ( "[anat]" — lower, east), i. e. Lower Chuvash, living downstream of Volga River.