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Leninkent, Russia
Ленинкент
Leninkent is a town of 13,912 people in Dagestan, Russia, founded in 1924.
Why visit Leninkent
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks and 4 places to eat in and around town.
Weather in Leninkent
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About Leninkent
Leninkent (Russian: Ленинке́нт) (Chechen: ХӀинжа-гӀала) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of Kirovsky City District of the City of Makhachkala in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 15,532.
From the Wikipedia article Leninkent, Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks3
Памятник участникам Атлыбоюнского восстания 1905 г.
Monument and historic site
улица Магомедова
Обелиск строителям дороги Порт-Петровск-Темирхан-Шура
Monument and historic site · 2.1 km
Restaurants and cafes4
Сапар, кафе
Cafe · Сапар, Кафе Быстрого Питания · 1.7 km
+7‒964‒000‒45‒54
114 шоссе Дружбы народов, Ленинкент
10:00-22:00
Банкетный зал Меридиан
Restaurant · 1.4 km
1 улица Алиева, Ленинкент
10:00-18:00
Churches and places of worship3
Shopping4
History
Urban-type settlement status was granted to Leninkent in 1965.
From the History section of Leninkent, Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Map of Leninkent
17 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Makhachkala Uytash Airport (MCX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.
- Semender 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
- Korkmaskala 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
- Shamkhal-Termen 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
- Al’burikent 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Tyube 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Shamkhal 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Tarki 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Kyakhulay 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Makhachkala 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Khasavyurt 70 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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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
- Kirovskiy rayon, Makhachkala, Dagestan Republits, Russia - panoramio (32), Dalibor Z. Chvatal, CC BY 3.0
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