'Kremlin' (, ) is the
Russian word for "fortress", "citadel", or "castle" and refers to any major fortified central complex found in historic
Russian cities. This word is often used to refer to the best known one, the
Moscow Kremlin, or the government that is based there. Outside Russia, the name "Kremlin" is sometimes mistakenly thought of as being
Saint Basil's Cathedral because of its distinctive shape, although this is not a part of the Moscow Kremlin.
List of Russian cities and towns with kremlins
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World Heritage Sites
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Moscow Kremlin
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Novgorod Kremlin
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Kazan Kremlin
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Suzdal Kremlin
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Solovetsky Monastery
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Astrakhan Kremlin
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Kolomna Kremlin
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Nizhny Novgorod
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Pskov Kremlin
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Rostov Kremlin
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Smolensk Kremlin
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Tobolsk Kremlin
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Tula Kremlin
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Zaraysk Kremlin
★ In ruins
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Gdov Kremlin
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Izborsk Kremlin
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Porkhov Kremlin
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Serpukhov Kremlin
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Velikie Luki Kremlin
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Torzhok Kremlin
★ Unwalled
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Dmitrov
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Ryazan
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Vologda
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Yaroslavl
★ Only traces
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Borovsk
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Opochka
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Zvenigorod Kremlin
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Starodub
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Tver – burned down by Muscovites during the
Golden Horde occupation
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Sknyatino – underwater since flooding during the 1930s.
★ Unknown state
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Ostrov
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Volokolamsk
Many Russian
monasteries have been built in a fortress-like style similar to that of a kremlin. For a partial list, see .

Kazan Kremlin harmoniously combines elements of Eastern Orthodox and Muslim cultures.