Nalchik
Sign in to saveNalchik (, ; ; ) is the capital city of Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, situated at an altitude of in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about northwest of Beslan (Beslan is in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania). It covers an area of . Population:
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Nalchik is the capital city of Kabardino-Balkaria, a region in southwestern Russia located in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains. As a major urban center in this mountainous area, it serves as the administrative and cultural hub for the republic.
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- Bochka Bar, Pobeda Cinema, Cathedral of Equal to the Apostle Mary Magdalene, Fountain at the Place de la Concorde in the Lenina Street, Monument to the Nalchans who died in the Great Patriotic War, Trees in a park, Snow in a memorial, Statue of Lenin, Central Mosque, KBSU Main Building
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- September 1
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- Kabardino-Balkar Republic
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- city of republic significance of Nalchik
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- Kabardino-Balkar Republic
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- City
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Nalchik (, ; ; ) is the capital city of Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, situated at an altitude of in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about northwest of Beslan (Beslan is in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania). It covers an area of . Population:
==History== The territory of modern-day Nalchik was formerly known as Sloboda. The modern city dates from the early 19th century when the expanding Russian Empire built a fort there in 1818.