Kazan

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Kazan (Russian:Каза́нь) is the capital city of Tatarstan and has a population of 1,143,535 inhabitants as of the 2016 est.

Kazan
Kazan Kremlin.jpg


Country Russia
State Tatarstan
Settled 1438
Population 1,143,535
Area (sq mi) 164.2 sq mi
Current mayor Ilsur Metshin

The city is located on the Volga River and the Kazanka River and has the historical Kazan Kremlin which contains a great mosque and church, it is declared as a World Heritage Site in 2000, in 2005 the Kazan Metro was opened.

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