Chegem

Chegem (; ; , Çegem) is a town and the administrative center of Chegemsky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia, located north of Nalchik, at the elevation of about . Population:

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Chegem
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Чегем
Russian inhabited locality.loc_name1: Шэджэм
Russian inhabited locality.loc_lang1: Kabardian
Russian inhabited locality.loc_name2: Чегем
Russian inhabited locality.loc_lang2: Karachay-Balkar
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Чегем01.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: View of mountains from Chegem
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: right
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Kabardino-Balkar Republic
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur: Chegemsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of

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Chegem (; ; , Çegem) is a town and the administrative center of Chegemsky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia, located north of Nalchik, at the elevation of about . Population:

==History== Originally called Chegem Pervy (), it was granted urban-type settlement status in 1972. In 2000, it was granted town status and renamed Chegem.