Chirkey, Russia
Чиркей
Chirkey is a town of 7,959 people in Dagestan, Russia, founded in 1974.
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About Chirkey
Chirkey (Russian: Чиркей; Avar: Чӏикӏаб) is a rural locality (a selo) in Buynaksky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. Population: 8,676 (2010 census); 7,434 (2002 census). See also Chirkey Dam.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Makhachkala Uytash Airport (MCX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 57 km away.
- Buynaksk 20 km southeast, about 20 min by car
- Kizilyurt 28 km north, about 28 min by car
- Semender 35 km east, about 35 min by car
- Al’burikent 40 km east, about 40 min by car
- Makhachkala 42 km east, about 42 min by car
- Tarki 42 km east, about 42 min by car
- Kyakhulay 41 km east, about 41 min by car
- Khasavyurt 45 km northwest, about 45 min by car
- Khunzakh 52 km southwest, about 52 min by car
- Kaspiysk 55 km east, about 55 min by car
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- 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
- Dagestan-008, Alexander Novikov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dagestan-005, Alexander Novikov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dagestan-004, Alexander Novikov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dagestan-006, Alexander Novikov, CC BY-SA 4.0
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