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 also known as the Volcano Islands
Airports Kazan International Airport, southeast of Kazan Kazan-2 Airport, older airfield now in the northeastern part of the city Kazan-Borisoglebskoye or Borisoglebskoye Airfield, an experimental airfield north of the city
Arts, entertainment, and media Kazan (1921 film), a lost silent film Kazan (1949 film), an American drama film Kazan (novel), a 1914 book by James Oliver Curwood
Kazan (manga), a manga by Gaku Miyao Kazan, a character in the 1997 movie Cube
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 Our Lady of Kazan, Orthodox icon of the Theotokos Kazan (cookware), a type of large cooking pot FC Rubin Kazan, a Russian football club based in the city of Kazan, Tatarstan republic Russian submarine Kazan (K-561) Kazan Helicopters, a Russian helicopter design bureau and manufacturer , a Hansa A Type cargo ship in service 1946-73
See also Kazanka (disambiguation) Kazansky (disambiguation) Kazan Cathedral (disambiguation) Kazon, fictional race in the Star Trek universe Qazan (disambiguation) Gazan (disambiguation) Ghazan (1271–1304), 13th century Mongol leader of the Ilkhanate Karzan (disambiguation)