Nalchik

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 43.633,Lat: 43.517
Elevation	415 meter above sea level
Local time	5:30:14am
Name region/province:	Kabardin-Balkar
Name subregion:	Kabardin-Balkar

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nartkala	17.9 km	NorthEast
2 Baksan	21.3 km	NorthWest
3 Nizh Chegem	24.5 km	SouthWest
4 Staryy Lesken	26.9 km	East
5 Sovetskoye	27 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	222 km	SouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	1206 km	West
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	1242 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 200 km (direction SouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Georgia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Malka, part of the larger catchment area Terek.

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Georgian border with a straight distance of 68.8 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 96 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 99%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Grozny North Airport (at a distance of 166 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Nalchik Airport (at a distance of 0.5 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nalchik in country Russia

Nalchik at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	86 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Gelati Monastery	Georgia	156 km	South
3 Historical Monuments of Mtskheta	Georgia	204 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Nal'chik

Type of weather in Nal'chik	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	65 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	8 hour and 57 minutes
Sunrise :	05:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:30 Europe/Amsterdam