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.
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
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:
Has borders with:
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- China
- Estonia
- Finland
- Georgia
- Kazakhstan
- Korea (North)
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Mongolia
- Norway
- Poland
- Ukraine
Holidays in Kazan, Russian Federation
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Russian Federation for 2026
- Новый год - 2026-01-01
- Новогодние каникулы - 2026-01-02
- Новогодние каникулы - 2026-01-03
- Новогодние каникулы - 2026-01-04
- Новогодние каникулы - 2026-01-05
- Новогодние каникулы - 2026-01-06
- Рождество Христово - 2026-01-07
- День защитника Отечества - 2026-02-23
- Международный женский день - 2026-03-08
- День труда - 2026-05-01
- День Победы - 2026-05-09
- День России - 2026-06-12
- День народного единства - 2026-11-04
Museums in Kazan, Russian Federation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Музей социалистического быта
Universitetskaya Street, Старо-Татарская слобода, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420111
Coordinates: 55.7870° N, 49.1196° E
Hours: 10:00-20:00
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
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
Музей Каюма Насыри
Parizhskoy Kommuny Street 35, Старо-Татарская слобода, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420021
Coordinates: 55.7802° N, 49.1107° E
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