Staryy Lesken

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 43.933,Lat: 43.4
Elevation	367 meter above sea level
Local time	7:15:13am
Name region/province:	Kabardin-Balkar
Name subregion:	Kabardin-Balkar

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Nartkala	17.9 km	NorthWest
2 Zmeyskaya	20.6 km	East
3 Terek	21.7 km	NorthEast
4 Chikola	22.7 km	SouthSouthEast
5 Elkhotovo	24.5 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	201 km	SouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	1232 km	West
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	1268 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 217 km (direction SouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Georgia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Terek main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Terek.

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Georgian border with a straight distance of 67.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 95 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 99%, low mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Grozny North Airport (at a distance of 142 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Nalchik Airport (at a distance of 26 km in Western direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Staryy Lesken in country Russia

Staryy Lesken at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	94 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Gelati Monastery	Georgia	159 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Historical Monuments of Mtskheta	Georgia	183 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Argudan

Type of weather in Argudan	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	3 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	82 %
Daylength at 18 December 2024:	8 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	05:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	14:29 Europe/Amsterdam