Kazan is the capital of Tatarstan. In this article, we will briefly review the areas of this remarkable and prosperous city, rich in its unique history of development.
Kazan: conditional division into parts
Like many other large ancient cities, Kazan also has its long conventionally accepted "districts" - settlements. The districts of Kazan were organized in them in the modern period.
Russian Sloboda was distinguished by the fact that people (Russian artisans) who came from afar always lived and worked in it.
In the Tatar settlement, on the contrary, it was impossible to hear Russian speech. Tatars have always lived here with their own language, rituals and crafts.
These areas of original culture (sloboda) exist in Kazan even now. But today this is a place where numerous tourists come with pleasure to feel the old history of Kazan.
Tatar Sloboda is the cradle of the Tatar intelligentsia. There are many (about 20) mansions of Tatar merchants, industrialists and clergy here. The Tatar settlement is located southwest of the center. Now this territory is part of the Vakhitovsky district.
The city also has other conditional areas (settlements), formed as Kazan developed: goat, admir alty, cloth, fish, berry, kizicheskaya. Each of them has its own interesting story.
Modern Kazan: districts of Kazan
Now the city, like all Russian cities, is divided into administrative districts: the oldest ones are Vakhitovsky, Aviastroitelny, Kirovsky and Moskovsky; more modern - Privolzhsky, Soviet and Novo-Savinovsky districts. There are also famous suburban areas with modern cottages.
Each of the seven city districts has its own stages of development, its own cultural and historical attractions.
Kirovskiy and Aircraft Building Districts
One of the largest - the Kirovsky district of Kazan - is located in the western part of the city center. The largest territory of the district is occupied by forest park and industrial zones, a large residential village of Yudino and other nearby settlements. The beautiful park "Kyrlay" welcomes everyone who wants to have a good rest. The beautiful "Swan Lake" is also located here.
The Aircraft Building District is located to the north of the center. It includes several residential urban microdistricts and settlements located on the periphery. The name itself suggests that there are factories on its territory: aircraft and engine building, helicopter. The city's largest park "Wings of the Soviets" with a stadium (football field and skating rink) is located in this area of the city.
Vakhitovsky district
All districts of Kazan deserve attention. Howeverthe most interesting is, although not very large in size, the Vakhitovsky district, which occupies the oldest part of the city. It includes the center of Kazan, which is cultural and historical. The state monuments include 469 buildings and structures located in the city center.
In it you can see fascinating historical and modern sights: ancient estates, the Kazan Kremlin, the Peter and Paul Cathedral, the house-museum of the Arbuzovs. The beautiful area of the Bulak river and the magnificent fountains near the G. Kamal theater, the Bauman pedestrian street and the Black Lake park are the most visited places by tourists in the area.
All the above districts of Kazan are the oldest in the city.
Moscow and Privolzhsky districts
The Privolzhsky district, located on the south side of the center, has the largest area. Here stretches a large residential area called "Gorki", the new complexes "Sunny City" and "Forest Town" and adjacent villages. Also, a significant part of the district is occupied by large industrial enterprises, including CHPP-1.
Moskovsky district is located to the north-west. Kazan here stretches from the historical Kizicheskaya and Kozya settlements, and stretches to the Zhilploshchadka microdistrict near the industrial zone of the Kazanorgsintez plant. The area includes three more suburban villages.
There is also a wonderful recreation area here - Uritsky Park with green spaces, a lake with openwork bridges and children's and sportsvenues.
More modern neighborhoods
Novo-Savinovsky is the most densely populated area in Kazan. It occupies the northeastern part of the capital. Here is located the largest dormitory complex - "New Savinovo". In the southern part, on the banks of the river. Kazanka built a new beautiful business district - the modern Millennium Zilant City.
The famous Kazan Arena stadium, which hosts the world's largest sports competitions, was built in this area.
Sovetsky and Novo-Savinovsky are relatively young districts of Kazan.
The eastern and northeastern parts of the city are occupied by the Sovetsky district, which began its formation in 1934. This includes the largest residential complex "Azino", which is home to more than 100,000 people. Residential areas stretch along part of the Siberian and Mamadysh tracts (“Svetlaya Dolina”, etc.), on the Arsk fields, the territories of the districts of A. Kutuya, Tankodrome, Kazan-XXI century (“Vzlyotny”), Adel Kutuya (“Adelka”), in the largest village of Derbyshki and in peripheral areas. There are a large number of large shopping and entertainment centers, sports complexes in the area.
Suburban part of Kazan
There are a lot of amazingly beautiful villages around the city of Kazan, located in ecologically clean areas, surrounded by pine forests. Cottage settlements are growing in various suburban parts of the city: Konstantinovka (near Azino), Lebyazhye (between 2 large lakes), Zalesny, Yudino (Kirov district of Kazan), Mirny.
25 kilometers from the capital inThe sanatorium zone is located "Borovoe Matyushino" (a kind of "Rublyovka"). Not far from it stretch the sandy banks of the Volga.
Kazan is expanding and prettier. There are metro stations in almost every of the above areas, which makes it easy and quick to get to the right places.
