Karachayevsk

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 41.95,Lat: 43.733
Elevation	1218 meter above sea level
Local time	7:20:07am
Name region/province:	Karachay-Cherkess
Name subregion:	Karachay-Cherkess

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nizhnyaya Teberda	7.6 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Ordzhonikidzevskiy	11.4 km	NorthWest
3 El'brusskiy	21.9 km	EastSouthEast
4 Zelenchukskaya	32.1 km	West
5 Teberda	33.7 km	South

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	319 km	EastSouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	1074 km	West
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	1130 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 112 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Georgia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Kuban. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is ჯვრის (ენგური) წყალსაცავი (12.6 km² at a height of around 509 meter above sea level) at a distance of 90.1 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Georgian border with a straight distance of 54.4 km in SouthSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 76 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 65%, high mountains: 35%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Sochi International Airport (at a distance of 164 km and direction SouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Mineralnyye Vody Airport (at a distance of 107 km in NorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Karachayevsk in country Russia

Karachayevsk at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	123 km	EastSouthEast
2 Western Caucasus	Russian Federation	157 km	WestSouthWest
3 Gelati Monastery	Georgia	172 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Karachayevsk

Type of weather in Karachayevsk	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	1 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.59 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West North West
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	8 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	05:41 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:36 Europe/Amsterdam