Suyumbike Tower

Söyembikä Tower, also called the Khan's , is probably the most familiar landmark and architectural symbol of . Once the highest structure of that city's kremlin, it used to be one of the so-called leaning towers.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: tower of the kremlin of Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
  • Also known as: “Söyembikä Tower”
  • Address: проезд Шейнкмана 17, Казань, 420111
Photo: Konstantin Pečaļka, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kul-Sharif mosque and Catedral de la anunciacion de kazan.

Mosque
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The located in Kazan Kremlin, was reputed to be – at the time of its construction – one of the largest mosques in , and in outside of . is situated 240 metres south of Suyumbike Tower.

Church
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a church.

Tomb
Photo: Yuriy75, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a tomb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kazan and Old Tatar Quarter.

Photo: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in and the capital of , Russia, of which it is also the largest. The city lies at the confluence of the and the Kazanka rivers, covering an area of 425.3 square kilometres, with a population of over 1.3 million residents, and up to nearly 2 million residents in the greater metropolitan area.

Suburb
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The is a historical area in the southern part of the Vakhitovsky district in , the capital of , Russia. The quarter stretches from northwest to southeast and is located between Lake and the Bolaq channel in the east, the southern intracity railway tracks in the west, the Central Market in the north and Vakhit Square in the south. is situated 2½ km south of Suyumbike Tower.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Suyumbike Tower.

Suyumbike Tower

Latitude
55.80048° or 55° 48′ 2″ north
Longitude
49.10518° or 49° 6′ 19″ east
Levels
7
Height
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
9H7FR424+53
Open­Street­Map ID
way 228963085
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q2166466
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yakut—“Suyumbike Tower” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սույումբիկե աշտարակ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Süyümbikə minarəsi”
  • Bashkir: “Сөйөмбикә манараһы”
  • Bulgarian: “Сююмбике”
  • Central Kurdish: “تاوەری سۆیێمبیکا”
  • Chinese: “斜塔”
  • Chinese: “苏尤姆别卡塔”
  • Chinese: “蘇尤姆別卡塔”
  • Chuvash: “Сейăнпике манарĕ”
  • Czech: “Söyembičina věž”
  • Czech: “věž Sjujumbike”
  • Czech: “věž Söyembikä”
  • Dutch: “Basjnja Sjujumbike”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “برج سويمبيكا”
  • Esperanto: “Turo Sujumbiko”
  • French: “tour Söyembikä”
  • French: “Tour Söyembikä”
  • German: “Sujumbike-Turm”
  • Greek: “Πύργος Σογιεμπικά”
  • Italian: “Torre Sjujumbike”
  • Japanese: “スュユンビケ塔”
  • Kazakh: “Сүйімбике мұнарасы”
  • Latvian: “Sejembikes tornis”
  • Polish: “baszta Siumbeki”
  • Polish: “Wieża Sjujumbike”
  • Romanian: “Turnul Söyembikä”
  • Russian: “Башня Сююмбеки”
  • Russian: “Башня Сююмбике”
  • Slovenian: “Sujumbikin stolp”
  • Spanish: “Torre Siuyumbike”
  • Spanish: “Torre Siuyumbiké”
  • Spanish: “Torre Soyembika”
  • Spanish: “Torre Soyembikä”
  • Spanish: “Torre Söyembika”
  • Spanish: “Torre Söyembikä”
  • Tatar: “Söyembikä manarası”
  • Tatar: “Сөембикә манарасы”
  • Turkish: “Söyembikä Kulesi”
  • Turkish: “Süyümbike Kulesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Вежа Сююмбіке”
  • Yakut: “Сүүмбикэ башнята”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Khan’s mosque and The ruins of the mausoleum of Kazan khans.

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