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Kazan [a] is the largest city and capital of Tatarstan, Russia.The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of 425.3 square kilometres (164.2 square miles), with a population of over 1.3 million residents, [14] and up to nearly 2 million residents in the greater metropolitan area.
On February 23, 1885, a time service was established: a clock showing the exact Kazan mean time was exhibited in the window of the department. [3] From 1925 to 1946, along with the Department of Astronomy, there was the Department of Geodesy, from 1937 called the Department of Geodesy and Gravimetry.
After the Soviet Union was created, Moscow Time became UTC+02:00 and the various other time zones (up to UTC+12:00) were introduced throughout Russia and the rest of the Soviet Union, for example Irkutsk Time UTC+07:00 (Irkutsk has since this always been MSK+5). [7]
Tatarstan, [a] officially the Republic of Tatarstan, [b] sometimes also called Tataria, [c] is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe.It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital and largest city is Kazan, an important cultural centre in Russia.
The Khanate of Kazan [a] was a Tatar state that occupied the territory of the former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552. The khanate covered contemporary Tatarstan , Mari El , Chuvashia , Mordovia , and parts of Udmurtia and Bashkortostan ; its capital was the city of Kazan .
The Soltan Mosque (Cyrillic: Солтан мәчете; formerly Cihanşa bay Mosque, The Red Mosque, Ğosman Mosque, The Eighth Mosque, also spelled Sultan or Sultanovskaya via Russian Султановская мечеть) is a mosque in Kazan, Russia.
Time in Kazakhstan Map of Kazakhstan time zones Current time Kazakhstan Time (UTC+5) 11:02 am, February 19, 2025 [refresh] Time in Kazakhstan is regulated by the Decree «Қазақстан Республикасы аумағында уақыт есептеу тәртібі туралы», according to which time zone is applied: UTC+05:00 (from March 1, 2024); Daylight Saving Time is not ...
The Kazan Herald (Rus.: Казанский Вестник, Tat.: Казан Мөхбире ) is the only English-language online newspaper published in Kazan , the capital of Tatarstan , Russia . It was also distributed free of charge in tourism and business locations in Kazan and other cities around the Republic of Tatarstan, including ...