Markiz
The Markiz Island is a small island in the Kuybyshev Reservoir of the Volga River near Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia. The island, as well as the neighboring Uslon Islands, were formed in 1956-58 when the reservoir was filled from the larger island, also named Markiz.
- Islet
- …is also known as “Markiz Island”
- Description: island in Russia
Nearby Mosques
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İske Taş Mosque
The İske Taş or Iske Tash Mosque, also the Old Stone…
4 km east of Markiz
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bişbalta and Verkhniy Uslon.
Verkhniy Uslon
Verkhny Uslon is a rural locality and the…
3½ km west of Markiz
Markiz
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Latitude
55.77085° or 55° 46′ 15″ north
Longitude
49.04048° or 49° 2′ 26″ east
Open location code
9H7FQ2CR+85
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = islet
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Tatar—“Markiz” goes by many names.
Markiz adasıAzerbaijani
МаркизRussian
Маркиз (остров)Russian
Остров МаркизRussian
МаркизTatar
Маркиз утравыTatar
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