Qazan Kremlin
Also known as Kazan Kremlin, Казанский кремль
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Russia
Inscribed
2000
List reference
980
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Qazan Kremlin is about 5 km north of Kazan. The nearest other World Heritage site is Kazan Observatories, about 1 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Kazan · about 1,115,000 peopleabout 5 km south
- Zelenodolsk · about 100,000 peopleabout 30 km west
- Kanash · about 50,000 peopleabout 110 km west
- Chistopol · about 62,000 peopleabout 110 km south-east
- Yoshkar Ola · about 324,000 peopleabout 120 km north-west
- Cheboksary · about 447,000 peopleabout 120 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
RussiaCultural1 km away
RussiaCultural29 km away
RussiaCultural91 km away
RussiaCultural542 km away
RussiaCultural598 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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