Karachayevsk City District

Built around the meeting of the Kuban and Teberda rivers, Karachayevsk City District grew into a mountain municipality in Russia’s Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Its centre, Karachayevsk, stands on the northern side of the Greater Caucasus, where the Teberda valley leads south toward high mountain country. Founded in 1926, the city has long been an urban focus for the Karachay people, whose Turkic language and pastoral traditions remain integral to the republic’s identity. Steep valley slopes, river corridors and compact urban streets give the area a markedly different character from the broad plains found across much of southern Russia. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Karachayevsk City District.

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