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Kazan

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Kazan
Казань
City of republic significance[1]
Other transcription(s)
 • TatarКазан
View to the Agricultural Palace and Palace Square
Spasskaya Tower
Qolşärif Mosque
Söyembikä Tower at night
Epiphany Cathedral and Bauman Street
The Kazan Kremlin
Top-down, left-to-right: View to the Agricultural Palace and Palace Square; Spasskaya Tower; Kul Sharif Mosque; Söyembikä Tower at night; Epiphany Cathedral and Bauman Street; and a view of the Kazan Kremlin.
Flag of Kazan
Flag
Coat of arms of Kazan
Coat of arms
Location of Kazan
Map
Kazan is located in Tatarstan
Kazan
Kazan
Location of Kazan
Kazan is located in European Russia
Kazan
Kazan
Kazan (European Russia)
Kazan is located in Russia
Kazan
Kazan
Kazan (Russia)
Coordinates: 55°47′47″N 49°06′32″E / 55.79639°N 49.10889°E / 55.79639; 49.10889
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTatarstan[1]
Founded1005 (1005)[2]
Government
 • BodyCity Duma[3]
 • Mayor[4]Ilsur Metshin[4]
Area
[5]
 • Total425.3 km2 (164.2 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[6]
 • Total1,143,535
 • Estimate 
(2018)[7]
1,243,500 (+8.7%)
 • Rank8th in 2010
 • Density2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toCity of republic significance of Kazan[1]
 • Capital ofRepublic of Tatarstan[8]
 • Capital ofcity of republic significance of Kazan[1]
 • Urban okrugKazan Urban Okrug[9]
 • Capital ofKazan Urban Okrug[9]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[10])
Postal code(s)[11]
420xxx
Dialing code(s)+7 843[12]
OKTMO ID92701000001
City Day30 August[13]
Websitewww.kzn.ru
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Kazan[a] is the largest city and capital of Tatarstan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of 425.3 square kilometres (164.2 square miles), with a population of over 1.3 million residents,[14] and up to nearly 2 million residents in the greater metropolitan area. Kazan is the fifth-largest city in Russia, being the most populous city on the Volga, as well as within the Volga Federal District.

Historically, Kazan was the capital of the Khanate of Kazan, and was conquered by Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century, at which point the city became a part of the Tsardom of Russia. The city was seized (and largely destroyed) during Pugachev's Rebellion (1773–1775), but was later rebuilt during the reign of Catherine the Great. In the following centuries, Kazan grew to become a major industrial, cultural and religious centre of Russia. In 1920, after the Russian SFSR became a part of the Soviet Union, Kazan became the capital of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Tatar ASSR). Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kazan remained the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Kazan is renowned for its vibrant mix of Tatar and Russian cultures.[15] In 2023, 4 million tourists visited Kazan, and Kazan Kremlin, a World Heritage Site, recorded more than 4.5 million visits.[16][17] In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the right to refer to itself as the "Third Capital of Russia".[18] In 2009, Kazan was chosen as the "sports capital of Russia".[19] Kazan hosted the 2013 Summer Universiade, and was one of the host cities of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Kazan hosted the BRICS Games from 12 to 23 June 2024. Athletes competed in 27 sports.

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  3. ^ Official website of Kazan. Kazan City Duma Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  4. ^ a b "Official website of the Mayor of Kazan". Archived from the original on 3 September 2011.
  5. ^ площадь собственно города, Федеральная служба государственной статистики Archived 15 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  7. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Welcome to the Republic of Tatarstan". tatarstan.ru. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Ref894 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Kazan Russia – a thousand-year Russian city travel guide". aboutkazan.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Current Local Time in Kazan, Russia". timeanddate.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Republic of Tatarstan". Archived from the original on 8 December 2009.
  14. ^ "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  15. ^ Yausheva, Anzhela (23 November 2017). "Kazan: A vibrant mix of Russian and Tatar cultures". Prospekt Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  16. ^ "2023 елда Казанга 4 миллионнан артык турист килгән" [In 2023, more than 4 million tourists came to Kazan]. Kazan (in Tatar). 19 February 2024. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  17. ^ Davydova, Aleksandra (19 February 2024). "Казань в 2023 году посетили 4 млн туристов" [4 million tourists visited Kazan in 2023]. Tatar Inform (in Russian). Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Kazan officially becomes Russia's Third Capital". Pravda. 3 April 2009. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  19. ^ ВАНЯШИНА, Дарья (14 December 2009). "Казань - спортивная столица России". kazan.kp.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 10 February 2023.


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