Kazan

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Kazan Казань
City of republic significance[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Tatar	Казан
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 Coat of arms
Location of Kazan
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Coordinates: 55°47′47″N 49°06′32″E / 55.79639°N 49.10889°E / 55.79639; 49.10889
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tatarstan[1]
Founded	1005[2]
Government
• Body	City Duma [tt; ru][3]
• Mayor[4]	Ilsur Metshin[4]
Area [5]
• Total	425.3 km2 (164.2 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[6]
• Total	1,143,535
• Estimate  (2018)[7]	1,243,500 (+8.7%)
• Rank	8th in 2010
• Density	2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	City of republic significance of Kazan[1]
• Capital of	Republic of Tatarstan[8]
• Capital of	city of republic significance of Kazan[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Kazan Urban Okrug[9]
• Capital of	Kazan Urban Okrug[9]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [10])
Postal code(s)[11]	420xxx
Dialing code(s)	+7 843[12]
OKTMO ID	92701000001
City Day	30 August[13]
Website	www.kzn.ru

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.[1][2] In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the right to refer to itself as the "Third Capital of Russia".^[16] In 2009, Kazan was chosen as the "sports capital of Russia".^[17] Kazan hosted the 2013 Summer Universiade, and was one of the host cities of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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