Kazan is the fifth-largest city in Russia, being the most populous city on the Volga, as well as within the Volga Federal District. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka Rivers, covering an area of 425.3 square kilometres (164.2 square miles), with a population of over 1.3 million residents, and up to nearly 2 million residents in the greater metropolitan area. Kazan ( / k ə ˈ z æ n, - ˈ z ɑː n/ kə- ZAN, - ZAHN Russian: Казань, IPA: Tatar: Казан, IPA: ) is the largest city and capital of Tatarstan, Russia.
