Kazan

Kazan (Roushie: Каза́нь; Tatar: Казан, Qazan) is the caipital ceity o the Republic o Tatarstan, Roushie. Wi a population o 1,105,000 (2002), it is the saxth lairgest ceity 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. 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 ceities 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 Ceities Unitit Cities an Local Govrenments Twin Ceities Internaitional Association Historic Ceities Internaitional Association General Conference o Mayors for Peace Kazan haes an Alliance française centre. Kazan haes an American Corner.[1]Archived 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine References