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There are two days left untill the start of the Russian analogue of the famous rally “Dakar”, motor rally “Silk road”. The race is going to start on the 8th of July on the Red Square in Moscow and finish in Peking on the 24th of July. According to the providers’ information the teams from 39 countries are going to toe the starting line. 92 off-road vehicles and 24 trucks are going to pass from Moscow to Kazan and Naberezhnye Chelny, reach Ufa and go across the border to Astana and Almaty in order to cross the Gobi desert thereafter and finish at the center of Peking on the 24 of July. The rally is going to start on the Red Square in Moscow but the participants will first have a trip to the Olympic complex “Luzhniki” to pass administrative checks and briefings on the 7th and 8th of July.

The Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan Sergei Ivanov handed out the commemorative medals “XVI water sports championship 2015 in Kazan” to the representatives of tourist industry of Tatarstan.

People who made a contribution to the preparation and realization of the water sports championship including hotels of Kazan taking in guests all along the sports holiday, as well as representatives of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for Tourism were awarded with commemorative medals and certificates.

Tatarstan is going to consider the touristic experience of Khakassia and Tyva. This kind of decision was made after working trips of delegation headed by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov to these republics. The Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for Tourism Sergei Ivanov reported it today during the briefing in the republican Cabinet of Ministers.

As explained by the speaker, Khakassia and Tyva possess the unique natural resources. “The state wilderness area of Khakassia occupies the territory of 267 thousand ha. Our Volzhski-Kamski state biosphere reserve occupies 10 thousand ha. Khakassia has an unique experience regarding the usage of the reserve in the development of active tourism. There is a reserve in Tatarstan too, but this kind of tourism business is not developed much yet. Khakassia has made much more progress and this experience we are going to consider by watching how they cooperate within the limits of legislation concerning the protection of conservation areas, how they create routes and extensively attract tourists there”, he said.

The Program of the Tournament include: "The Rolling Mill Repeated Rod", "Multi-repeat Benchpress", "Russian Benchpress". "The Rolling Mill Repeated Rod" it is a Competition in Barbell Deadlift with a Fixed Weight (25 and 50 kg) for Girls. The Dress Code for Sportswomen and Sportsmen is Beachwear. In Competition can take part Anybody who wants, there are no Entry Fees. The Winners in the Categories receive Awards and Prizes. Also for Participants and Spectators will be provided the Entertainment Show.The Press Service of Kazan Mayor's Office reports that the ANCO Endurance Sports of the Republic of Tatarstan with the Support of the Committee of Physical Training and Sports is the Organizer of the Tournament.

The Second Gastronomic Festival "Delicious Kazan" will be held in the Capital of Tatarstan from 8 to 10 July. About 30 Restaurateurs from different Cities of Russia will take part in it.

The Kremlin of Kazan as the Officially Proposed Option appeared on the website at the Choice of Symbols for the new Banknotes in Denomination of 200 and 2 000 rubles. Nowadays in the Volga Federal district, only the Symbols of the two Cities scored more than 5000 Votes, allowing to display Them on a Symbols Interactive Map on Website your-russia.rf. Among Them is the Capital of Tatarstan with the Kremlin of Kazan and the Capital of Bashkiria with the Salavat Yulaev monument. At the Moment the Map contains 19 Cities in Nine Federal Districts with 32 Symbol s.

The City Kite Festival "Easy to Fly!" will be held on July 16 in Kazan, on the Waterfront near the Family Center "Kazan". The Organizers say that more than 20 totally Free Playgrounds, a lot of Kites of various Shapes, Colors and Sizes, Great Mood and a Friendly Atmosphere will be offered to Visitors. Children and Adults should especially like Workshops to Create Kites, as well as the Amateur Championship of Homemade Kites, Game Room.

The Implementation of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan on Tourism Anti-corruption Measures of the Government Program "The Implementation of Anti-corruption Policy of the Republic of Tatarstan for 2015 – 2020 years" at the first Half-year End of 2016 are summarized.

The Report is posted in the Section "Anti-Corruption Enforcement " in the Tab "Anticorruption Program of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan on Tourism".

Mobile exhibition “Germans in Russian history” which is held within the project “National cultures at the National Museum”, will be opened at the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan on July 1st at 15.00. The exhibition is dedicated to the 250th anniversary of the invitation of foreign colonists by Empress Catherine II covering more than three centuries of people history that  made a significant contribution to the growth of the Russian society, its development and European integration.

The exhibition was prepared by the International Union of German culture with financial support from the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation and Ministry of Internal Affairs of Germany in 2013.

Throughout its existence the mobile exhibition has already  been presented in the number of Russian cities: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Volgograd, Syktyvkar, Perm, Pyatigorsk, Ulyanovsk, Marx in the Saratov region, Kolomna, Omsk, Slavgorod in the Altai Territory, and others.

Visitors can see some rare exhibits - copies of documents, maps, engravings and photos which are being stored in the archives of Russia and Germany.

Kul Sharif Mosque got caught in the lens of a photographer.

The famous photographer Murad Osmann, the author of “Follow me” series, took the picture at the Kazan Kremlin.  Murad took the picture of his wife Natalia Zakharova dressed according to the canons of Muslim fashion in the front of the Kul Sharif Mosque.

“What Ramadan means to you?”, - was signed the photo.

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