Karachayevsk: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 20,264
• Coordinates: 43.7723° N, 41.9137° E
• Time zone: Europe/Moscow (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 1,367 km (849 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV): 106 km (66 mi), straight line
• Vladislav Ardzinba Sukhum International Airport (SUI, Georgia): 120 km (74 mi), straight line
• Nalchik Airport (NAL): 142 km (88 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zelenchukskaya: 28 km (17 mi)
• Khabez: 32 km (20 mi)
• Inzhich-Chukun: 34 km (21 mi)
• Ust'-Dzheguta: 35 km (22 mi)
• Cherkessk: 51 km (32 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Cherkessk, 51 km (32 mi)