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What country is Kazan in?

Kazan is a city in Russia.

Kazan (Russian: Казань, English: Kazan), the capital of the Tatar Autonomous Republic of the Russian Federation, is the economic, transportation, and cultural center of the middle reaches of the Volga River and the eighth largest city in Russia. The city, along with Moscow and St. Petersburg, is listed as one of the three A-level historical and cultural cities in Russia. It is one of the important tourist cities in Russia and has many places of interest.

Kazan is located on the left bank of the middle reaches of the Volga River, the longest river in Europe. The Volga River and the Kazan River meet in the east of Kazan City. The city is surrounded by green mountains.

Kazan is an important railway hub and large river port in Russia. It is one of the largest industrial and financial centers in Russia. The total bank capital ranks third among Russian banks.

In addition, Kazan is also the venue for the 27th Summer Universiade in 2013 and the 16th FINA World Championships in 2015. It is also one of the cities for the 2018 Russian World Cup.

Transportation introduction in Kazan

The "Moscow-Kazan High-Speed ??Railway" project has a total mileage of 770 kilometers, a maximum design speed of 400 kilometers per hour, and a track gauge of 1520 mm. After the railway is completed, the train running time between Moscow and Kazan will be reduced from 14 hours to 3.5 hours.

After the Moscow-Kazan high-speed railway project is completed, many tourist attractions along the line will be connected in series through the railway, forming a very attractive golden tourism belt, which will be conducive to integrating regional tourism resources and accelerating the development of tourism along the line. It is predicted that the total passenger volume will reach 10.5 million by 2020.

Kazan International Airport is located 25 kilometers southeast of Kazan City and has a 3,500-meter concrete runway. The airport is often called the New Airport, and buses run every hour from the passenger terminal directly to Kazan Airport. Until 2004, Kazan had a second airport, Kazan Airport 2.

The above content refers to Baidu Encyclopedia-Kazan