Kazan
Kazan (Russian: Каза́нь, IPA: [kɐˈzanʲ]; Tatar: Казан) is the capital city of Tatarstan and one of Russia's largest cities. It is a major industrial, commercial and cultural center, and remains the most important center of Tatar culture. Kazan lies at the meeting of the Volga (İdel) and Kazanka (Qazansu) rivers in central European Russia.
Kazan Казань | |
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City of republic significance | |
 Left to right, top to bottom: Spasskaya Tower, Söyembikä Tower, Qol Sharif Mosque, Farmers' Palace, Epiphany Cathedral, view of Kazan | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Kazan  | |
  Kazan Location of Kazan  Kazan Kazan (Tatarstan) | |
| Coordinates: 55°47′47″N 49°06′32″E / 55.79639°N 49.10889°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tatarstan |
| Founded | 1005(see text) |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Duma[1] |
| • Mayor[2] | Ilsur Metshin[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 425.3 km2 (164.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,143,535 |
| • Estimate (2018)[5] | 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 |
| • Capital of | Republic of Tatarstan[6] |
| • Capital of | city of republic significance of Kazan |
Municipal status | |
| • Urban okrug | Kazan Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Kazan Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [7]) |
| Postal code(s)[8] | 420xxx |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 843[9] |
| OKTMO ID | 92701000001 |
| City Day | 30 August[10] |
| Twin towns | Jūrmala, Antalya, Jeddah, Istanbul, Brunswick, Bryan, College Station, Hyderabad, Urbino, Astana, Astrakhan, Krasnoyarsk, Chelyabinsk, Verona |
| Website | www |
Name
The origin of the name is unclear. The literal translation of Tatar qazan is a boiler or cauldron. Or, it may have come from qazğan, Tatar for dug [ditch].
"Qazan" is originally a name for a special cooking pan, a kind of a wok, but heavier. It was believed that the city of Kazan is named after this object because of its geographical similarity with a "qazan"-pan; namely the city is in a U - shape lowland.
Another, more romantic legend tells a story of a Tatar princess Söyembikä, who dropped a golden dish (golden qazan) into the river on which the city is located while washing it.
Nevertheless, Chuvash legends refer to Bulgarian prince Khusan (Chuvash rendering of Muslim name Hassan) and Chuvashes call this city Хусан after the name of this prince.
History
In 2021, nine people were killed in a mass shooting.
Images
One of the first (wooden) houses in Kazan
Kremlin and City center, as seen from the State University
References
Other websites
Media related to Kazan at Wikimedia Commons
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