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Madzhalis, Russia

Маджалис

Madzhalis is a town of 6,173 people in Dagestan, Russia, founded in 1581.

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Population6,173 GeoNames
Local nameМаджалис
RegionDagestan
Elevation408 m 1,339 ft
Founded1581
Time zoneEurope/Moscow
Land area58.1 km²
Nearest airportMakhachkala Uytash Airport (MCX) 78 km

Why visit Madzhalis

Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 1 place to eat in and around town.

About Madzhalis

Madzhalis (Russian: Маджалис; Dargwa: Мажалис) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Kaytagsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. Population: 6,815 (2010 census); 5,766 (2002 census); 5,211 (1989 Soviet census). During the Russian Empire, the settlement was the administrative capital of the Kaytago-Tabasaransky Okrug.

From the Wikipedia article Madzhalis (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museums and landmarks1

Энтоцентр Кайтаги

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Restaurants and cafes1

Жемчужина

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History

Located on the Boghan river, Madzhalis (also spelled Majālis) was historically one of the capitals of the Qaytaq people. It was founded by the utsmi Sultan-Ahmad (who died in 1588); previously, it had been a place where people had gathered for tribal meetings. It was later succeeded as Qaytaq capital by Bashli sometime in the 18th century.

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Map of Madzhalis

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Getting there and nearby towns

Makhachkala Uytash Airport (MCX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 78 km away.

  • Urkarakh 17 km west, about 17 min by car
  • Gedzhukh 19 km east, about 19 min by car
  • Druzhba 19 km northeast, about 19 min by car
  • Kubachi 19 km west, about 19 min by car
  • Velikent 20 km east, about 20 min by car
  • Khuchni 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
  • Sabnova 35 km east, about 35 min by car
  • Derbent 38 km east, about 38 min by car
  • Izberbash 50 km north, about 50 min by car
  • Kaspiysk 86 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car

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