Karachay-Cherkessia
Map of Karachay-Cherkessia
040 km (25 mi)80 km (50 mi)120 km (75 mi)160 km (99 mi)
Height
360 m (1180 ft), 500 m (1640 ft), 750 m (2460 ft), 1000 m (3280 ft), 1500 m (4920 ft), 2000 m (6560 ft), 3000 m (9840 ft), 4000 m (13120 ft), Max altitude 4924 m (16150 ft)Permanent snow and iceWinter snow (approximate)
Height from west to east in Karachay-Cherkessia
Height from south to north in Karachay-Cherkessia
1Kuban415 to 2 771 m2Bolshaya Laba712 to 2 181 m3Kubanskoye Vodokhranilishche622 m
Natural Earth · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Heights: NASADEM, NASA · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Cherkessk
Population: 468,322 (Wikidata, 2024)
Area: 14,100 km² / 5,444 sq mi
Created: 1992
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Mount Elbrus (5 642 m), the highest point of Russia
Lowest point: Barsuki (360 m)
Borders
- Krasnodar Krai — Northwest
- Stavropol Krai — Northeast
- Kabardino-Balkaria — East
- Abkhazia — South
- Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti — South
Technical Information
Time Zone: UTC+03:00