Makhachkala

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 47.5,Lat: 42.983
Elevation	-1 meter above sea level
Local time	22:29:05pm
Name region/province:	Dagestan
Name subregion:	Dagestan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Tarki	3.7 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Kaspiysk	12 km	EastSouthEast
3 Shamkhal	17.1 km	WestNorthWest
4 Kumtorkala	23 km	WestSouthWest
5 Karabudakhkent	30 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	269 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Chişinău	Moldova	1511 km	West
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	1512 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 485 km (direction SouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Georgia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Caspian sea coastal catchments and small basins.

The most nearby international border is the Azerbaijan-Russian border with a straight distance of 142.4 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 199 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 19%, low location: 59%, hill: 22%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Grozny North Airport (at a distance of 150 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Makhachkala Uytash International Airport (at a distance of 22 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Makhachkala in country Russia

Makhachkala at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent	Russian Federation	119 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace	Azerbaijan	203 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Historical Monuments of Mtskheta	Georgia	266 km	SouthSouthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Makhachkala

Type of weather in Makhachkala	light rain
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.08 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	East South East
Air pressure:	1024 mb
Humidity:	89 %
Daylength at 3 December 2024:	9 hour and 12 minutes
Sunrise :	05:03 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:16 Europe/Amsterdam