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Makhachkala

Also known as Makhachkala, Dagestan, Makhachkala, Russia

Makhachkala, previously known as Petrovskoye (1844–1857) and Port-Petrovsk (1857–1921), or by the local Kumyk name of Anji, is the capital and largest city of Dagestan, Russia. The city is located on the Caspian Sea, covering an area of , with a population of over 623,254 residents, while the urban agglomeration covers over , with a population of roughly 1 million residents. Makhachkala is the fourth-largest city in the Caucasus, the largest city in the North Caucasus and the North Caucasian Federal District, as well as the third-largest city on the Caspian Sea, after Baku and Rasht. The city

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Makhachkala is the capital and largest city of Dagestan, located on the Caspian Sea in Russia's North Caucasus region, with a population of over 623,000 residents. As the largest city in the North Caucasus and the fourth-largest in the Caucasus overall, it serves as an important regional center for the area.

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Place details

Locality: Махачкала
Region: Дагестан
Country: Россия
Population: 596,356
Timezone: Europe/Moscow

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Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Makhachkala
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Махачкала
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Top-down, left-to-right: View of Makhachkala, The Government Building of Dagestan, Makhachkala Lighthouse, Grand Mosque of Makhachkala, Caspian Sea
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map: Russia Dagestan#European Russia#Caspian Sea#Caucasus mountains#Russia#Europe
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Makhachkala (Dagestan).svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Makhachkala.svg
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Republic of Dagestan
Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur: City of Makhachkala
Russian inhabited locality.capital_of: Republic of Dagestan
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: City of Makhachkala
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Makhachkala Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Makhachkala Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.representative_body: Assembly of Deputies
Russian inhabited locality.area_km2: 468.13
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census: 572076
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census_rank: 27th
Russian inhabited locality.established_date: 1844

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Махачкала
Population: 662660
Area: 468.13
Elevation: 10
Official website: mkala.ru
Image: Montage-of-Makhachkala-(2016).png
Dialing code: 8722

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Commons category: Makhachkala
postal code: 367000–367999
inception: 1844-00-00
native label: Махачкала
P12749: July 24

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Travel guide

Get in

A daily train service from Moscow is available, taking two nights. Long-distance connections with Novosibirsk and Saint Petersburg among others are 1-2 times each week. Trains heading to and from Baku also call here.

See

Anzhi Makhachkala, the local football club.

Do

thumb|250px|Makhachkala's principal mosque thumb|250px|Lenin Prospekt

Stay safe

According to many governments, travel in Dagestan is not safe. See the warning at the Dagestan article.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Article

21 sections

Contents

History
Early history
19th century
20th century
21st century
Economy
Administrative and municipal status
City divisions
Symbols
Demographics
Transportation
Sports
Climate
Economy and culture
Lighthouse
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

The city's historic predecessor is the port town of Anji (Andzhi), which was located in Kumykia, and which was a part of the possessions of the Tarki state, the capital of Kumyks known from the 8th century.