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Population8,241
GeoNames
Local nameЧонтаул
RegionDagestan
Elevation6 m
20 ft
Time zoneEurope/Moscow
Nearest airportMakhachkala Uytash Airport (MCX)
84 km
Weather in Chontaul
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About Chontaul
Chontaul (Russian: Чонтаул; Avar: Чантросу; Kumyk: Чонтавул, Çontavul; Chechen: Чонт-Эвл, Çont-Evl) is a rural locality (a selo) in Kizilyurtovsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 7,023 as of 2010. There are 63 streets.
From the Wikipedia article Chontaul (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
Healthcare1
Map of Chontaul
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Getting there and nearby towns
Makhachkala Uytash Airport (MCX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 84 km away.
- Kizilyurt 11 km south, about 11 min by car
- Khasavyurt 23 km west, about 23 min by car
- Semender 57 km southeast, about 57 min by car
- Buynaksk 58 km south, about 58 min by car
- Kizlyar 61 km north, about 1 h by car
- Al’burikent 62 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Makhachkala 63 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Kyakhulay 63 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Tarki 65 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Kaspiysk 79 km southeast, about 1 h 15 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
- Въезд в с.Чонтаул, Арслан Минтемиров, CC BY-SA 4.0
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