| Official Name: | Mäçkärä |
| Native Name: | Мәчкәрә |
| Native Name Lang: | tt |
| Settlement Type: | Selo |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Tatarstan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Russia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tatarstan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kukmara District |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Utc Offset1: | +3:00 |
Mäçkärä (tt-Cyrl|Мәчкәрә|translit=Mäçkärä, ru|Маскара) is a rural locality (a selo) in Kukmara District, Tatarstan. The population was 229 as of 2010.[1]
Mäçkärä is located 25 km north of Kukmara, district's administrative centre, and 163 km northeast of Qazan, republic's capital, by road.[1] [2]
The earliest known record of the settlement dates from 1715.[1] In 18th and the beginning of 19th century village was for its madrasa, which was well-known in Idel-Ural region.[3] The population of Mäçkärä reached its peak of about 1000 inhabitants in 1905.
Before the creation of Tatar ASSR in 1920 was a part of Malmış Uyezd of Wätke Governorate. Since 1920 was a part of Arça Canton; after creation of districts in Tatar ASSR (Tatarstan) in Kukmara (1930–1963), Saba (1963–1965) and Kukmara districts.[1]