Markiz

The Markiz Island is a small island in the Kuybyshev Reservoir of the near , , . 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.
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Russia
  • Also known as: “Markiz Island”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include İske Taş Mosque and White Mosque, Kazan.

Mosque
Photo: Untifler, Public domain.
The İske Taş or Iske Tash Mosque, also the Old Stone Mosque or the Mosque of the Old Stone, formerly known as The Ninth Cathedral Mosque, The Big Stone Mosque, is a mosque in , . is situated 4 km east of Markiz.

Mosque
Photo: Chernyshov.tt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 4 km east of Markiz.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bişbalta and Verkhniy Uslon.

Suburb
Photo: Кирмос, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km north of Markiz.

Town
Photo: MarSaf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Verkhny Uslon is a rural locality and the administrative center of of the , . Population: 4,499 ; 4,257 ; 3,891 . is situated 3½ km west of Markiz.

Suburb
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 5 km east of Markiz.

Markiz

Latitude
55.77085° or 55° 46′ 15″ north
Longitude
49.04048° or 49° 2′ 26″ east
Open location code
9H7FQ2CR+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 51418638
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Wiki­data ID
Q4281937
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Tatar—“Markiz” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Markiz adası”
  • Russian: “Маркиз (остров)”
  • Russian: “Маркиз”
  • Russian: “Остров Маркиз”
  • Tatar: “Маркиз утравы”
  • Tatar: “Маркиз”

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