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, and is located in the city's Vakhitovsky City District, to the northeast of Kazan's centre in Tatarstan, Russia. The cemetery church was built in 1796, and was the only church in Kazan to remain open during the

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and

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burials. The complex also includes a military cemetery. In total, over 300,000 people have been buried at Arskoe.

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* Cemeteries in Russia Buildings and structures in Kazan Burials at Arskoe Cemetery {{Cemetery-stub

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