Cherkessk

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 42.083,Lat: 44.233
Elevation	528 meter above sea level
Local time	1:50:20am
Name region/province:	Karachay-Cherkess
Name subregion:	Karachay-Cherkess

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ikon Khal	13.9 km	WestNorthWest
2 Adyge-Khabl	20.1 km	NorthWest
3 Ust'-Dzheguta	22.3 km	South
4 Ispravnaya	23.8 km	WestSouthWest
5 Udarnyy	25.5 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	353 km	EastSouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	1063 km	West
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	1099 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 164 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Georgia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kuban.

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Georgian border with a straight distance of 111.7 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 156 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 5%, low mountains: 95%, The hills are mainly western orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sochi International Airport (at a distance of 194 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Mineralnyye Vody Airport (at a distance of 79 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Cherkessk in country Russia

Cherkessk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	163 km	SouthEast
2 Western Caucasus	Russian Federation	168 km	WestSouthWest
3 Gelati Monastery	Georgia	222 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Cherkessk
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Cherkessk

Type of weather in Cherkessk	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	14 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	03:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:24 Europe/Amsterdam