Geographical location of Kazan
The capital of Tatarstan is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka. The distance from Kazan to Moscow is about 820 kilometers. Even in the last century this city was a very important cultural and economic point of the Volga region, linking the Western and Eastern part of the country. The exact geographical coordinates of Kazan (the so-called zero kilometer) - 55°47' North latitude. 49°06' E.
Citizens of Kazan – Kazan Kazanka – lead their life time, similar to Moscow, that is +4 UTC.
The city stretches from North to South, 29 kilometres, and from West to East is 31 km. Length the length of city limits along the shore of the Volga river is 15 kilometers. Residents also have the opportunity to move to the other side of the longest in the Russian river via the bridge, located at the extreme Western border of Kazan.
The second river Kazanka divides Kazan into two parts: historical and newer buildings. Across the river and on the river there are several large and small bridges, and dams, and crossings.
For the curious tourist may be interested in the origin of the city name. In this respect there are a large number of plausible and implausible myths and legends. Just to name But the most popular says that a shaman commanded the representatives of the people of Bulgaria to start building a big city on the place where it will boil for no reason buried in the ground a pot of water.
How to get to Kazan from Moscow?
The fastest way – flights by numerous airlines from the capital's airports, connected by air service to the international airport "Kazan".
The drive between the two cities may be 13-16 hours, depending on road conditions, speed of the machine and availability of tubes. For this you need to follow strictly on M-7 highway, which leads directly from Moscow to Kazan via Vladimir and Nizhny Novgorod region, and then through the Republic of Chuvashia to the borders of Tatarstan. On the highway M-7 can be selected from the southern and South-Eastern sides of the capital.
Direct communication between the two cities is by train, OOO "Russian Railways" №098, №050, №002, departing from the Kazan station of capital. To get to the capital of Tatarstan on passing trains to Ulan-Ude, Krasnoyarsk, Ekaterinburg, Izhevsk, Barnaul and many other Russian cities. So the road from Kazan to Moscow is not difficult if you have free time, desire and funds to it.
