The New Student's Reference Work/Kazan

Kazan (kä-zän), capital of the government of Kazan and ancient capital of the, was founded in the 15th century. The city was taken by the Russians under in 1552 after a bloody siege, and the Mongol kingdom was brought to an end. Kazan is one of the most important educational centers of Russia, the university founded by in 1804 containing a library of 80,000 volumes, an observatory, a botanical garden, four faculties and 875 students. The yards in which built his Caspian fleet are not far from the town. Population 143,707. Kazan also is a province, area 24,587 square miles with a population of about 2,200,000.