Kanash

Kanash (; , "Kanaş", lit. "soviet") is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia. It has a big railway junction. It is from Cheboksary, the capital of the republic. Population: 
History.
It was founded in 1891. From 1891 to 1925 it was named Shikhrany ().
Kanash grew in the late 19th century because of the construction of a railroad in the town.
Kanash became a town in 1925. At the time, its population was around 2,200.