Kazan

Kazan (Roushie: Каза́нь‎; Template:Lang-tt, Qazan) is the caipital ceety o the Republic o Tatarstan, Roushie. Wi a population o 1,105,000 (2002), it is the saxth lairgest ceety o Roushie. Kazan lies at the confluence o the Volga an Kazanka Rivers in European Roushie. In April 2009, the Roushie Patent Office grantit Kazan the richt tae brand itsel as the "Third Caipital" o Roushie. In 2009 it wis chosen as the "sports caipital o Roushie". The Kazan Kremlin is a Warld Heritage Site.

Internaitional relations

Consulates

Twa consulates general are foond in Kazan.

• Consulate-General o Iran.
• Consulate-General o Turkey.

An aa, there is Italian Visa Center in Kazan.

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

See an aw: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Roushie

Kazan is twinned wi:

Braunschweig (Germany), syne 1988 College Station, Texas (USA), syne 1990 Eskişehir (Turkey), syne 1990 Balıkesir (Turkey), syne 1990 Monufia Govrenorate (Egyp), syne 1997 Qalyubia Govrenorate (Egyp), с 2001 Hyderabad, Indie (Indie), с 2001 Urbino (Italy), syne 2001 Hangzhou (Fowkrepublic o Cheenae), syne 2002

Istanbul (Turkey), syne 2002 Jūrmala (Latvie), syne 2002 Antalya (Turkey), syne 2003 Kabul (Afghanistan) syne 2003 Ulan-Ude (Buryatia, Roushie) since 2003 Shumen Province (Bulgarie), syne 2003 Lijiang, (Fowkrepublic o Cheenae) syne 2006 Tabriz (Iran), syne 2009 Jeddah (Saudi Arabie), since ? Tlemcen, (Algerie), syne 2010 Internaitional organisations membership Organization o Warld Heritage Ceeties Unitit Cities an Local Govrenments Twin Ceeties Internaitional Association Historic Ceeties Internaitional Association General Conference o Mayors for Peace Kazan haes an Alliance française centre. Kazan haes an American Corner.[1] References Wikimedia Commons haes media adae wi: Kazan