Mekhel'ta: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Dagestan
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Coordinates: 42.7909° N, 46.4942° E
• Time zone: Europe/Moscow (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 1,576 km (979 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny International Airport (GRV): 93 km (58 mi), straight line
• Makhachkala Uytash International Airport (MCX): 95 km (59 mi), straight line
• Magas Airport (IGT): 134 km (83 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Karata: 25 km (16 mi)
• Botlikh: 26 km (16 mi)
• Khunzakh: 33 km (20 mi)
• Shamil'kala: 33 km (20 mi)
• Dylym: 33 km (21 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Khasavyurt, 51 km (32 mi)