Tours to Kazan
Kazan is the
capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,600 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the right to brand itself as the "Third Capital" of Russia. In 2009 it was chosen as the "sports capital of Russia".
Kazan is one of the oldest and most beautiful cities in the Volga
region. It’s the capital of our Republic. The heart of Kazan is Kremlin.
Kremlin has historic citadel with Kul Sharif mosque, which is inside
it. Major monuments in the Kremlin are Annunciation Cathedral and the
mysterious Suyumbike Tower, named after the last queen of Kazan.
«Dawn lighted Kazan!…» These words which were written by the great Tatar poet Gabdulla. Gabdulla Tukai also wrote about Kazan: «Oh, Kazan! Spirited Kazan! Melodious Kazan! Radiant Kazan! Here are all solemn places and deeds of our ancestors, here are all the beauties and the paradise of the yearning soul!»