City Details: Kazan

A few alternate names for Kazan are: Casanum, Caza, Cazã, KZN, Kaasan, Kasa, Kasan, Kasã, Kazan, Kazan'

Kazan 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, with a population of over 1.3 million residents, 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 and within the Volga Federal District.

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General Information

  • Official Name: Russian Federation
  • Common Name: Russia
  • Population: 1243500
  • Timezone: Europe/Moscow
  • Coordinates: 55.78874, 49.12214
  • Country Code: RUS
  • Continent: Europe, Asia

Closest Airports to Kazan

  • 1. Kazan International Airport (KZN), distance from city center: 22.54 km
  • 2. Cheboksary Airport (CSY), distance from city center: 115.50 km
  • 3. Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK), distance from city center: 126.24 km

Location of Kazan

Russia Country Details

  • Country: Russia
  • Official Name: Russian Federation
  • Capital: Moscow
  • Region: Europe
  • Subregion: Eastern Europe
  • Population: 144,104,080
  • Area: 17,098,242 km²
  • Languages: Russian
  • Currency: Russian ruble (₽)
  • Timezones: UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+06:00, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00
  • Flag: Flag of {countryDetailsInfoJson[0].name.common}

Has borders with:

  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • China
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Georgia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Korea (North)
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Mongolia
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Ukraine

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Museums in Kazan, Russian Federation

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Национальный музей Республики Татарстан

Kremlyovskaya Street 2, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420014

Coordinates: 55.7959° N, 49.1097° E

Hours: Su,Mo 10:00-18:00 • Tu-Sa 10:00-20:00 • We[-1] off

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Литературный музей Г. Тукая

Gabdully Tukaya Street 74, Старо-Татарская слобода, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420021

Coordinates: 55.7775° N, 49.1155° E

Hours: Tu-We,Sa-Su 10:00-18:00 • Th 13:00-21:00 • Fr 10:00-17:00

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Музей чак-чака

Parizhskoy Kommuny Street 18А, Старо-Татарская слобода, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420021

Coordinates: 55.7821° N, 49.1126° E

Hours: 10:00-20:00

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Музей ак. Арбузовых

Katanovskiy Lane 8, Старо-Татарская слобода, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420012

Coordinates: 55.7872° N, 49.1343° E

Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-16:00 • PH off

Museum

Дом-музей В.И.Ленина

Ulyanova-Lenina Street 58, Старо-Татарская слобода, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420012

Coordinates: 55.7869° N, 49.1387° E

Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00

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Государственный музей изобразительных искусств Республики Татарстан

Karl Marx Street 64, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420015

Coordinates: 55.7949° N, 49.1348° E

Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00 • Sa-Su 10:00-16:00

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Музей естественной истории Татарстана

Sheinkman street 12, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420014

Coordinates: 55.7984° N, 49.1061° E

Hours: Mo off • Sa-Su,Tu-Th 10:00-18:00 • Fr 11:00-20:00

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Музей А. М. Горького и Ф. И. Шаляпина

Gorkogo Street 10, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420015

Coordinates: 55.7936° N, 49.1297° E

Hours: Tu-We,Sa-Su 10:00-17:00 • Th 12:00-20:00 • Fr 10:00-16:00

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Музей Е. А. Боратынского

Gorkogo Street, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420015

Coordinates: 55.7938° N, 49.1356° E

Hours: Tu-We,Sa-Su 10:00-18:00 • Th 12:00-20:00 • Fr 10:00-17:00

Museum

Смена

Burhan Shahidi street 7, Старо-Татарская слобода, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420111

Coordinates: 55.7883° N, 49.1037° E

Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-21:00

Museum

Музей Казанской Иконы

Bolshaya Krasnaya Street 10, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420014

Coordinates: 55.7986° N, 49.1116° E

Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-20:00

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Дом татарской книги

Ostrovskogo Street 15, Старо-Татарская слобода, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420111

Coordinates: 55.7892° N, 49.1144° E

Hours: Tu-Th,Sa-Su 10:00-18:00 • Fr 10:00-17:00

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СВОи

Baumana Street 54, Старо-Татарская слобода, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420111

Coordinates: 55.7906° N, 49.1144° E

Hours: Mo-Su 12:00-21:30

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Музей Баки Урманче

Shchapova Street 20, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420012

Coordinates: 55.7918° N, 49.1332° E

Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00 • Su 10:00-16:00

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Музей-квартира Мусы Джалиля

Gogolya Street 9, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420015

Coordinates: 55.7943° N, 49.1324° E

Hours: Tu-Th,Sa-Su 10:00-18:00 • Fr 10:00-17:00

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Музей социалистического быта

Universitetskaya Street, Старо-Татарская слобода, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420111

Coordinates: 55.7870° N, 49.1196° E

Hours: 10:00-20:00

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Эрмитаж-Казань

Sheinkman street 12, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420014

Coordinates: 55.7987° N, 49.1058° E

Hours: Fr 11:00-20:00 • Tu-Th,Sa-Su 10:00-18:00

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Татар Бистэсе

Kayuma Nasyri Street 38, Старо-Татарская слобода, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420021

Coordinates: 55.7778° N, 49.1186° E

Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-19:00

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Музей Каюма Насыри

Parizhskoy Kommuny Street 35, Старо-Татарская слобода, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420021

Coordinates: 55.7802° N, 49.1107° E

Museum

Мишкин дом

Tufan Minnullin street 14/56, Старо-Татарская слобода, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420107

Coordinates: 55.7797° N, 49.1356° E

Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-19:00