Shkhara

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 43.167,Lat: 43
Elevation	3257 meter above sea level
Local time	5:00:20am
Name region/province:	Kabardin-Balkar
Name subregion:	Kabardin-Balkar

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Dykh Tau	7.5 km	NorthNorthWest
2 ყორულდაში (Koruldashi)	9.7 km	SouthSouthEast
3 ზესხო (Zeskho)	12.3 km	SouthSouthEast
4 ცანა (Tsana)	13.6 km	SouthSouthEast
5 ჟიბიანი (Zhibiani)	15.5 km	SouthSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	194 km	EastSouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	1195 km	West
3 Nicosia	Cyprus	1240 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 143 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 nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is ლაჯანურის წყალსაცავი (1.1 km² at a height of around 495 meter above sea level) at a distance of 52.3 km in Southern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Georgian border with a straight distance of 3.3 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 4.7 km.
Elevation around place: high mountains: 100%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Tbilisi International Airport (at a distance of 204 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Nalchik Airport (at a distance of 70 km in Northern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Shkhara in country Russia

Shkhara at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	16 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Gelati Monastery	Georgia	87 km	South
3 Historical Monuments of Mtskheta	Georgia	177 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Verkhnyaya Balkariya

Type of weather in Verkhnyaya Balkariya	light snow
Current temperature:	-15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.61 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1018 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	9 hour and 0 minutes
Sunrise :	05:33 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:34 Europe/Amsterdam