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Tatarstan is located in the European part of Russia on the confluence of two rivers - the Volga and the Kama. Only 3, 8 million people live in the country. Of these, 1, 2 million people live the republic's capital - the city of Kazan. The basis of Tatarstan economy is industrial production, whose main areas are petrochemicals, energy, engineering and IT. It produces about 32 million tons of oil in the country annually. Tatarstan - a leader in the production of polyethylene, rubber, tires and trucks. The republic produces helicopters, boats and ships, aircraft, military optics.

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Kazan - the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The town with a population of 1, 2 million. Man lies on the left bank of the Volga River at the confluence of the Kazanka River (820 km from Moscow).

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The Kazan Kremlin

Kazan Education has begun since the construction of the fortress on the hill at the beginning of the XI century. K XVI century city acquired form strong wooden-stone fortress with khan yard, high mosques and tresses. In 1552, Kazan was taken by storm by Russian troops under the control of Ivan the Terrible, and is attached to the Russian state. According to the imperial decree, the castle was reconstructed, rebuilt in stone by the famous Pskov masters Postnik Yakovlev (founder of St. Basil's Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow) and Ivan Shiryai. Now Kazan Kremlin is a historical, architectural and cultural monument, combining his appearance Orthodox and Muslim, Russian and Tatar motives.

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The Kul Sharif mosque

The main mosque of the Republic of Tatarstan and Kazan. Construction of the temple began in 1996 as a recreation of the legendary mosque with many minarets of the Kazan Khanate capital, the center of religious education and the development of the Middle Volga region of the XVI century science. The mosque was destroyed in October 1552 during the storming of Kazan troops of Ivan the Terrible. It named after its last Imam Seid Kul Sharif, one of the leaders of Kazan defense.

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Farmers Palace - the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan.

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Bauman Street - a pedestrian street in the historical center of Kazan.

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Protoka Bulak

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Square Tukai

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The stadium "Kazan-Arena"

It can accommodate 45,000 fans. The stadium was the venue for the opening and closing ceremonies Summer Universiade 2013. The stadium is scheduled to host the World Cup matches in 2018.

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In 2013, the city held the XXVII World Summer Universiade. To its conduct of the city acquired a new kind: there were built dozens of sports arenas and a variety of transport infrastructure, as well as the restored facades of historic buildings.

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Kazan metro

Metro in Kazan was opened in 2005 during the celebration of the millennium of the city. Kazan metro was the seventh in a row in the Russian Federation and the first in the country among built after the Soviet collapse. At the moment, 10 subway stations on the same line, a length of 16 km.

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The transport interchange at the intersection Ametevskoy highway and street. Dahurian

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Kazan International Airport

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from the Kazan Aviation Plant. Gorbunov - branch of JSC "Tupolev" (previously - JSC "KAPO named after Gorbunov.")

One of the largest aircraft manufacturing companies in the country, founded in the late twenties of the last century on the basis of two aircraft manufacturing plants - in Moscow and Kazan. Over the years the factory produced 22 types of aviation equipment totaling more than 20 thousand, which include the world famous aircraft Pe-2, Pe-8, Tu-16, Tu-104B, Tu-22MZ, the Tu-160, Il-62M .

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Now the factory carries out repair and modernization of the Tu-22M3 and Tu-160, Tu-produces 214 special purpose. At the moment it is the only enterprise in Russia, which is able to produce the latest generation of strategic bombers, which is determined by the need for military defense doctrine of our country.

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In particular, the build four aircraft for the Ministry of Defense, including the project "Open Sky", to manage the affairs of the President of Russia, the Federal Security Service. The question of creating a consolidated order for the Tu-214 planes for state needs, the Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Russian Space Agency. Another promising area of ​​activity of the plant - the development of production in cooperation. Now the company is actively working on the development of the issue of feathers for the IL-76-MD-90A.

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tests all aircraft produced and repaired in the company are carried out at the factory airfield "Borisoglebsk".

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One of the seven surviving legendary Tu-144's. It stands in the courtyard of the 6th building of the Kazan State Technical University, the former Kazan Aviation Institute (KAI).

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JSC "Kazan Helicopter Plant"

Manufacturer helicopters Mi-8/17, part of Russia following helicopter holding "Helicopters of Russia". The plant carries out a full cycle of a rotorcraft from the development and serial production to after-sales support, training and repair. In the history of the company's existence more than 12,000 Mi-4, Mi-8, Mi-14, Mi-17, "" ANSAT "and their modifications put in 100 countries.

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Kazan Motor-Building Production Association (KMPO)

The main activity KMPO is now a full-scale production of gas turbine engines and equipment on their basis for the transfer, distribution and processing of natural gas. More than 30% of gas transport streams in Russian operate on engines manufactured KMPO.

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The plant has extensive experience in the field of aviation engine. Enterprise produced engines legendary dive Pe-2 bomber and passenger Tu-104, IL-62, TU-154, IL-86. It is possible to produce aircraft engine NK-93 for the Tu-214 and Tu-330.

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OKB "Sokol"

The company carries out research, development work on unmanned aerial vehicles and air targets, construction of a target environment that enables to carry out testing of air defense systems S-300, S-400 and avionics of the Su-30MK fighter aircraft, MiG-29 .

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"Kazanorgsintez"

One of the largest chemical enterprises in Russia, which is of strategic importance for the development of its economy. Currently now produced polyethylene, polyethylene pipes, phenol, acetone, glycols, ethanolamines, bisphenol, polycarbonate and other products of organic synthesis. The plant produces more than 38% of all Russian polyethylene.

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JSC "Nefis Cosmetics"

One of the largest suppliers of dishwashing detergents, washing powders and powdered cleansers on the Russian market, along with multinational companies Henkel Group and Procter & Gamble. Total company produces more than 300 kinds of products.

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Technopolis "Himgrad"

Russia's first certified industrial park, the residents of which are companies engaged in the field of low-tonnage chemistry, polymer processing, nanotechnology, resource conservation and energy efficiency, health technology.

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Kazan is one of the largest port on the Volga River. Kazan river station serving passenger ships as the regular long-distance cruise lines, and suburban areas. Daily passenger traffic in the summer is about 6,000 people per day.

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Water transport is seasonal, so ships carried a total of 6% of cargo and 0, 1% of the passengers of the republic.

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A single deep system of the European part of Russia, which is based on the Volga basin, creates the conditions for the use of combined vessels in international traffic in the direction of the Caspian, Mediterranean and Baltic basins.

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JSC "Zelenodolsk Plant named after AM Gorky"

The plant produces special purpose ships, multi-purpose marine (sea-river) bulk carriers, container ships, tankers, high-speed passenger ships of aluminum alloys. Over the years the plant built more than 1500 sea and river ships, including about 600 soldiers. Location in the center of Russia, on the Volga, enables the supply of ships and vessels to any regions of the Black, Caspian, Baltic, North Sea and inland waterways.

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Island-town Sviyazhsk

Was founded by the decision of Ivan the Terrible as a fortress in 1551, in 1552 it became the base of Russian troops in the siege of Kazan. world architecture for the first time in the history of 4 weeks built a city of prefabricated parts. Strengthen it, made with the latest technology, exceeding the cost of the largest cities in Russia then on, as the Novgorod, Pskov. The city became the first Orthodox city in the Middle Volga region, the center from which came the Christianization of all the peoples of the Volga region. Today Sviyazhsk - one of the most popular tourist sites in Tatarstan.

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The bridge across the Kama

The construction is of great importance for Tatarstan in particular and Russia in general, as the bridge is part of "the Orenburg tract" and global transport corridor "Europe - Western China".

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The total bridge length is almost 14 kilometers, across the Kama - 1, 6 km.

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The ship "Bulgaria"

July 10, 2011 in the Kuibyshev reservoir, performing tourist flight Kazan - Bulgaria - Kazan, in a storm the ship got to the right bank and a few minutes left on the bottom. The main reason for the collapse was that the crew did not close the windows, and they burst into the water, when the bank is the result of a gust of wind and cornering. This is the largest water-related disasters in modern Russia the number of victims - 122 people were killed, including 28 children.

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Gypsum works "Aksolit"

The industrial complex is located in the Kama-Ustyinsky region of the Republic of Tatarstan and provides full production cycle, from raw material extraction and processing to packaging and shipment of finished products.

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Ancient city of Bulgar

Museum-Reserve on the banks of the Volga River at the confluence of the Kama it is 170 km from Kazan. Bulgars were Volga Bulgars founded in the X century, in 1361 destroyed the Golden Prince Bulat-Timur. Then it was restored, but in 1431 destroyed voivod Fedor motley, and was then abandoned by its inhabitants and no longer recovered. At the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee, June 23, 2014, it was decided to include Bulgarian historical and archeological complex in the World Heritage List.

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White Mosque ( "Ak mechet")

The complex is located near the entrance to Bulgaria at the South Gate of the Bulgarian Museum. A model for the construction of a mosque were the best works of world Islamic architecture.

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Naberezhnye Chelny

The second largest city in the Republic of Tatarstan with the population over 522 thousand. People, located on the Kama River. Active development of the city began in the 1960s when the Nizhnekamsk HPP was built and then launched all-union construction giant KamAZ plant. These factors led to a sharp increase in the city's population, large-scale construction of housing and urban infrastructure.

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During the construction of the city was founded by Soviet architects competent engineering and transport infrastructure, thought insolation, aeration and green areas. Naberezhnye Chelny for a long time became one of the centers of urban development, not only in the south-east of Tatarstan, but in a certain sense, the whole Soviet Union.

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Nizhnekamsk HPP - the fourth stage of the cascade hydropower plant on the Kama River.

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"KamAZ"

One of the largest enterprises of the Republic of Tatarstan, ranks 9 th among the world's leading manufacturers of heavy trucks. "KAMAZ" produces more than 40 models of trucks in more than a thousand variants of complete sets.

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During the day, coming off the assembly line of about 200 cars. By 2020, the plant plans to lower the production line of 100 ths. Cars annually.

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Yelabuga

One of the oldest settlements of Tatarstan, which is over 1000 years old. The city is located on the right bank of the Kama River, 215 km east of Kazan.

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symbol of the city - tower "Devil's fort"

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"Alabuga"

The biggest special economic zone of industrial type in Russia. Currently, SEZ "Alabuga" was registered 42 resident company, already operating ten factories.

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"Ford Sollers"

Ford car production at Ford Sollers plant in Yelabuga was launched in 2012. Today the company produces Ford Transit, Ford Tourneo Custom, Ford Edge, Ford S-MAX and Ford Galaxy.

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Since 2013, it began production of cars Ford Explorer and the Ford Kuga for a full cycle technology.

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LLC "Rockwool-Volga" - the production of non-combustible insulation based on stone wool.

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To date, more than 4,200 people working in the SEZ.

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Nizhnekamsk

The third most populous city of Tatarstan, Russia's largest center for the petrochemical industry. It is concentrated 23% of its industrial production in Tatarstan, about 30% of exports.

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Nizhnekamsk mosque - Muslim temple city center.

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"Nizhnekamskneftekhim" - the largest petrochemical company in Europe.

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"Nizhnekamskneftekhim" has a leading position among domestic producers of synthetic rubbers, plastics, and ethylene.

Just a product range of the company - more than one hundred items.

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from Nizhnekamsk raw produce home appliances, utensils, medical and laboratory equipment, office supplies and more. The industrial complex of the company includes 10 major production plants. The company employs over 17 thousand people.

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JSC "TANECO" (Tatarstan oil refining complex)

Russia's largest oil refinery (former name - JSC "Nizhnekamsk Refinery"). Production of the complex - 20 kinds of deep processing of oil products - from motor fuels of European quality to the raw ingredients for the production of a wide range of petrochemical products demand.

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"Nizhnekamskshina" (Nizhnekamsk tire factory)

The largest enterprise of the tire industry, which produces car tires KAMA brand, KAMA EURO. The plant range includes more than 120 tire sizes and models, including those developed by the specialists of the Scientific and Technical Center "Kama". Production capacity of 13 million tires per year.

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The main resource of the Republic of Tatarstan is oil subsoil. From the beginning of development in the middle of the XX century, the powerful oil fields in the Tatar ASSR southeast were named "the Second Baku", and became the largest in the Soviet Union to the development of the West-Siberian mestorozheny at the end of the 1970s. The republic has 894 million tons of recoverable oil.

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Oil involved 177 organizations, the largest industrial enterprises of the republic are: OAO "Tatneft", "Tataneftehiminvest-holding", "Kazan-Orgsintez".

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In Tatarstan opened 127 oil fields, bringing together more than 3000 deposits of oil. It is here that is located the second largest field in Russia (at the beginning of the development of the largest) and one of the largest world - Romashkinskoye Located in Leninogorsk region of Tatarstan.

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available in Tatarstan has proven oil reserves sufficient for its production at current levels for at least another 30 years. Geological exploration and implementation of new methods of recovery enhancement will extend this period for another few decades.

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Almetyevsk

The fourth most populous and largest city in Tatarstan. Center for territorial and production complex (TPC) Southeast economic zone of the Republic.

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The monument of the 60th anniversary of Tatarstan oil

Almetyevsk is situated 39 km from Leninogorsk and its largest Romashkinskoye field Volga-Ural province in southern Tatarstan. To date Romashkinskoye field is one of the largest oil fields in the world.

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Office complex "Tatneft"

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Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

New large dvuprestolny Cathedral, the shape and size resembles Moscow's Christ the Savior Cathedral. Zvonnitsa Cathedral has 11 bells, greatest of which weighs 1350 kg.

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Maidan - the place of various city festivals.

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JSC "Alnas" ( "The Almetyevsk Pumping Plant")

It is one of the largest Russian enterprises for the production of complete installations electric submersible pumps (ESPs) for oil production.

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In the arsenal of the enterprise more than 50 modifications of engines, pumps 100 modifications, more than 3,000 options for configuration of equipment. Production of the plant comes into the leading oil companies in Russia: TNK-BP, LUKOIL, Rosneft, Surgutneftegaz, Tatneft, Gazpromneft and others.

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Plants of electric centrifugal pumps manufactured by JSC "Alnas" is produced a third of the Russian oil.

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Leninogorsk

A city in the southeast of Tatarstan. The whole history of Leninogorsk is closely linked with the emergence, formation and development of oil production in Tatarstan. City many times awarded the title of one of the RSFSR and the most comfortable cities of Russia.

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A round field

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An important role in the economy of the Republic of Tatarstan plays the agricultural sector. Republic among the top three among the other regions of Russia by the volume of agricultural production.

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Agrokombinat "May"

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Every year agro produces up to 15 thousand. Tons of fresh vegetables (cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, greens, mushrooms). All grown products are intended mainly for the domestic market of Tatarstan.

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