Cherkessk
Cherkessk
Черкесск | |
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From the top to bottom-right, Aerial view of the City, Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Friendship Monument, Central Mosque, Soviet-Era Cinema Building | |
Location of Cherkessk | |
| Coordinates: 44°13′N 42°03′E / 44.217°N 42.050°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Karachay-Cherkessia |
| Founded | 1825 |
| City status since | 1931 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alexey Baskaev |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.8 km2 (26.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 129,069 |
• Estimate (2018) | 122,395 (−5.2%) |
| • Rank | 127th in 2010 |
| • Density | 1,849.12/km2 (4,789.2/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of republic significance of Cherkessk |
| • Capital of | Karachay-Cherkess Republic |
| • Capital of | city of republic significance of Cherkessk |
| • Urban okrug | Cherkessk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Cherkessk Urban Okrug |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 3690XX |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8782 |
| OKTMO ID | 91701000001 |
| Website | cherkessk09 |
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Cherkessk (Russian: Черке́сск; Adyghe: Шэрджэс къалэ; Kabardian: Черкес-къалэ) is the capital city of Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, as well as its political, economic, and cultural center. Population: 129,069 (2010 Census). 112,782 (2024).
It was previously known as Batalpashinskaya (until 1931), Batalpashinsk (until 1934), Sulimov (until 1937), Yezhovo-Cherkessk (until 1939).