Glazov (Russian: Глазов, IPA: [ˈɡlazəf]; Udmurt: Глаз, romanized: Glaz) is a town in the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located along the Trans-Siberian Railway, on the Cheptsa River.

[8] It was first mentioned in the 17th century chronicles as a village; town status was granted to it in 1780.

[citation needed] During the Russian Civil War, the town was of considerable military importance.

[3] The town is known for Chepetsk Mechanical Works (Russian: Чепецкий механический завод), Russian main producer of uranium, zirconium, and calcium metals for nuclear power plants, military, and space technologies.

There are five establishments of higher education in the town, notably Glazov State Pedagogical Institute named after Vladimir Korolenko and the Glazov branch of Izhevsk State Technical University.