Urkarakh: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Dagestan
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 5,548
• Coordinates: 42.1629° N, 47.6303° E
• Time zone: Europe/Moscow (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 1,675 km (1,041 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Makhachkala Uytash International Airport (MCX): 73 km (45 mi), straight line
• Gabala International Airport (GBB, Azerbaijan): 151 km (94 mi), straight line
• Ganja International Airport (GNJ, Azerbaijan): 192 km (120 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Madzhalis: 17 km (11 mi)
• Akusha: 27 km (17 mi)
• Sergokala: 32 km (20 mi)
• Khuchni: 35 km (22 mi)
• Vachi: 36 km (22 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Derbent, 55 km (34 mi)