Kazan (Roushie: Каза́нь; Tatar: Казан, 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 Steid.