Makhachkala: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Dagestan
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 596,356
• Coordinates: 42.9778° N, 47.5003° E
• Time zone: Europe/Moscow (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 1,587 km (986 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Makhachkala Uytash International Airport (MCX): 22 km (14 mi), straight line
• Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport (GRV): 153 km (95 mi), straight line
• Magas Airport (IGT): 205 km (128 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Semender: 7.9 km (4.9 mi)
• Kaspiysk: 16 km (10 mi)
• Korkmaskala: 18 km (11 mi)
• Karabudakhkent: 30 km (19 mi)
• Buynaksk: 35 km (22 mi)