Nalchik: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Kabardino-Balkariya Republic
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 239,300
• Coordinates: 43.4981° N, 43.6189° E
• Time zone: Europe/Moscow (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 1,428 km (887 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Nalchik Airport (NAL): 2.2 km (1.4 mi), straight line
• Vladikavkaz Beslan International Airport (OGZ): 86 km (54 mi), straight line
• Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV): 92 km (57 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Chegem: 8.2 km (5.1 mi)
• Dugulubgey: 19 km (12 mi)
• Nartkala: 20 km (12 mi)
• Kashkhatau: 20 km (13 mi)
• Baksan: 22 km (13 mi)