The capital of the republic of Tatarstan, Kazan, is situated 797 kilometers to the East of Moscow. The city is located on the left bank of the Volga River, in the place of confluence of the Kazanka River.

The Kazan River Port is one of the most important and biggest on the Volga River, where a lot of cargo boats and numerous tourist ships call at. And it is not occasional as Kazan is an indispensable place of interest, included in all tourist routs of the great river. The city is also a big railway, motorway and airway junction, which provides regular flights to Antalya, Istanbul (Turkey), Varna (Bulgaria), Prague (Czech Republic), Frankfurt (Germany) as well as to the biggest cities of Russia. Tram, trolleybus, bus and taxi are the main means of public transports. Now the metro is being built, the first metro line was commissioned in 2005. The most up-to-date technologies are used in the system of communications, which is based on telephone, wire and radio waves connections, including the standards of GSM-900, CDMA, DAMPS, and NMT-450.

Moscow time.
The foreign currency rate information, set by the Central bank of Russia, is acceptable at the server of the Central Bank of Russia. The local currency is Russian ruble.
The total area of the city is 408,9 sq km.
The population is 1161,7 thousand people. Population density is 2671 to 1 sq km
There are 7 administrative districts and two prefectures in Kazan. State languages of the Republic of Tatarstan are Russian and Tatar. People of more than 80 nationalities live in Kazan. International links of the city is becoming stronger from year to year.

The unique historical and contemporary location of the city influenced the contents of holidays, celebrated here. Populated by Tatars, Russians, and people of other nationalities the city has the Calendar of Holidays, originated from different traditions and different times.

Banks of Kazan accept such cards as Visa, Master Card, Most Card, STB, Union Card, Euro Card, and American Express for payment.
The state banks are open for clients from 9.00 to 19.00, on Saturday from 9.00 to 16.00. Sunday is the day off.
Provision stores are open from 8.00 to 20.00 daily.
Shops of consumers’ goods are open from 10.00 to 19.00, on Saturday from 10.00 to 18.00, Sunday is the day off.
Department stores are open from 9.00 to 19.00, usually they are closed on Sunday. The Central Department Store is daily open.
Museums are open for visitors from 10.00 to 17.00 every day except Monday.