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Kazan is the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
Kazan may also refer to:
Places
Kazan, Ankara , former name of Kahramankazan, a suburb and a metropolitan district of Ankara, Turkey
Kazan River , a river in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, Canada
Kazan Region , a physiographic province of Canada
Kazan Urban Okrug, a municipal formation into which the city of republic significance of
Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia is incorporated
Great Kazan and Small Kazan gorges, part of the Iron Gates gorge of the Danube River
Old Kazan or İske Qazan, a historic town in modern-day Tatarstan
Kazan Wildland Park , a provincial park in Alberta, Canada
Kāsān, alternative name of the village of
Kesar in Gilan Province, Iran
Kazan-retto , a Japanese island group aka the Volcano Islands
Airports
Arts, entertainment, and media
Historical formations
Khanate of Kazan (1438–1552), a medieval state in Europe
Kazan Governorate (1708–1920), a division of the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, and the early Russian SFSR
Kazan Principality, a principality within
Volga Bulgaria and the Golden Horde
People
Emperor Kazan (968–1008), Japanese emperor
Abraham E. Kazan (1889–1971), American trade union activist
Elia Kazan (1909–2003), American theatre and film director
Frances Kazan , English-born author
Lainie Kazan (born 1940), American actress
Molly Kazan (1906–1963), American dramatist and playwright
Nicholas Kazan (born 1945), American writer, producer, and director
Rabia Kazan (born 1976), Turkish journalist
Vangelis Kazan (1936/1938–2008), Greek character actor
Watanabe Kazan (1793–1841), Japanese politician and painter
Zoe Kazan (born 1983), American actress and playwright
Other uses
See also
Topics referred to by the same term