Cherkessk, Russia
Черкесск
Cherkessk is a regional capital of 122,395 people in Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic, Russia, founded in 1825.
Why visit Cherkessk
Townapedia lists 10 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 52 places to eat, 10 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Республиканский черкесский драматический театр им. М. О. Акова, Чарли and Карачаево-Черкесский историко-культурный музей-заповедник.
Weather in Cherkessk
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About Cherkessk
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).
From the Wikipedia article Cherkessk (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Республиканский черкесский драматический театр им. М. О. Акова
Cinema and theater
42 проспект Ленина, Черкесск
Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00
Museums and landmarks10
Карачаево-Черкесский историко-культурный музей-заповедник
Museum
Tu-Su 09:00-18:00
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes52
«Pravilniy Coffee”
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 1.0 km
22 Кавказская улица
Mo-Su 08:30-23:00
Pizza Xat
Restaurant · Pizza, Coffee Shop · 1.5 km
129А Фабричная улица, Черкесск
40 more on the map.
History
What is now Cherkessk was established in 1804 as a Russian military fort on the Kuban River, what was then the border with Circassia, on the spot where in 1790 Russian troops under the command of General Johann Hermann von Fersen (Ivan Ivanovich Herman fon Fersen) defeated the Ottoman Batal Pasha. In honor of the victory over Batal Pasha, the fort was named Batalpashinskaya; it was a redoubt surrounded by an earthen rampart and ditch. (That the fort was named for an enemy leader may have led villagers to prefer the nickname Pashinka.)
The settlement itself was founded as the Cossack stanitsa of Batalpashinskaya near the Russian Army outpost. The officially recognized year of founding of Batalpashinskaya and modern Cherkessk is 1825. However, the Cossack settlers from the Khopyour and Kuban regiments began arriving in the newly organized stanitsa not earlier than spring of 1826. In 1860, the village was designated as the administrative center of the Batalpashinsky Otdel of the Kuban Oblast. A decree of 30 December 1869 by Tsar Alexander II transformed the village into a city of Batalpashinsk but the decree was never implemented, and Batalpashinskaya remained a stanitsa until the Soviet times. In 1888, the village became a seat of one of Kuban's seven departments.
From the History section of Cherkessk on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay10
Churches and places of worship7
Храм "иконы Божией Матери Целительница"
Church · Pentecostal · 1.5 km
улица Гвардейская
Церковь "Ассамблея Бога", Черкесск
Church · Pentecostal · 1.0 km
14 улица Кочубея
Церковь Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.5 km
156А проспект Ленина, Черкесск
Церковь преподобного Сергия Радонежского Чудотворца
Church · Russian Orthodox · 2.8 km
Shopping45
Gas and EV charging21
Schools, colleges and libraries42
Healthcare40
Map of Cherkessk
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Getting there and nearby towns
Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 83 km away.
- Psyzh 2 km northwest, about 2 min by car
- Druzhba 4 km southwest, about 4 min by car
- Ikon-Khalk 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Adyge-Khabl 15 km northwest, about 15 min by car
- Ust’-Dzheguta 17 km south, about 17 min by car
- Kavkazskiy 16 km east, about 16 min by car
- Besleney 25 km west, about 25 min by car
- Khabez 30 km southwest, about 30 min by car
- Bekeshevskaya 33 km east, about 33 min by car
- Ali-Berdukovskiy 36 km southwest, about 36 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Cherkessk - Cinema building, Shamil Khakirov from Ukraine, CC BY-SA 2.0
- RU Tcherkessk Kr3, Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RU Tcherkessk Kr2, Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RU Tcherkessk Kr8, Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RU Tcherkessk Kr1, Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RU Tcherkessk Kr7, Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RU Tcherkessk Kr4, Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RU Tcherkessk Kr5, Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RU Tcherkessk Kr11, Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RU Tcherkessk Kr6, Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RU Tcherkessk Kr9, Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RU Tcherkessk Kr10, Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RU Tcherkessk Kr13, Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RU Tcherkessk Kr14, Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- RU Tcherkessk Kr12, Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cherkessk - Черкесск, Shamil Khakirov from Ukraine, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Черкесск (481776614), skhakirov from Donetsk, Ukraine, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Кинотеатр в центре Черкесска (476569204), skhakirov from Donetsk, Ukraine, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Луговая степь на горе Сычовой, Natalya Reshetnikova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Арка - panoramio (17), Alkhimov Maxim, CC BY 3.0
- Архар-символ Кавказа - panoramio, Alkhimov Maxim, CC BY 3.0
- Филармония - panoramio (1), Alkhimov Maxim, CC BY 3.0
- Банк коммерческий. Черкесск, Kemal KOZBAEV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Тебуев, Тебуев Дагир Пилялович, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Дагир Тебуев, Тебуев Дагир Пилялович, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Дагир Пилялович, Тебуев Дагир Пилялович, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Братская могила комсомольцев, погибших в борьбе с белогвардейцами, Kemal KOZBAEV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Братская могила комсомольцев, погибших в борьбе с белогвардейцами 02, Kemal KOZBAEV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Здание, с балкона которого была провозглашена советская власть в Карачаево-Черкесии, Kemal KOZBAEV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Памятник Ленину Черкесск, Kemal KOZBAEV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Важная выписка из постановления ВЦИК - panoramio, Alkhimov Maxim, CC BY 3.0
- Памятник "Дружба народов" , Черкесск 02, Kemal KOZBAEV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Памятник "Дружба народов" , Черкесск, Kemal KOZBAEV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Поездка в Домбай и другие места 2025 года 207, Legioner2016, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aristotle, 4 thousand years ago and the flat Earth, Nikolay Omonov, CC0
- Дом Алиева, Kemal KOZBAEV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Дом Алиева 02, Kemal KOZBAEV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Памятник советским воинам, погибшим в годы Великой Отечественной войны 1941-1945 гг., Черкесск, Kemal KOZBAEV, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Студенческий совет СКГА, Дарья Фоменко, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Храм Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы (православный), Черкесск, Kemal KOZBAEV, CC BY-SA 4.0
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