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Nizhniy Kurkuzhin, Russia
Нижний Куркужин
Nizhniy Kurkuzhin is a town of 3,674 people in Kabardino-Balkariya Republic, Russia, founded in 1850.
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Population3,674
GeoNames
Local nameНижний Куркужин
Elevation630 m
2,067 ft
Founded1850
Time zoneEurope/Moscow
Land area55.6 km²
Nearest airportNalchik Airport (NAL)
35 km
Why visit Nizhniy Kurkuzhin
Townapedia lists 1 place to eat in and around town.
Weather in Nizhniy Kurkuzhin
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Map of Nizhniy Kurkuzhin
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Getting there and nearby towns
Nalchik Airport (NAL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 35 km away.
- Chegem 28 km southeast, about 28 min by car
- Shalushka 30 km southeast, about 30 min by car
- Novopavlovsk 33 km northeast, about 33 min by car
- Nalchik 35 km southeast, about 35 min by car
- Goryachevodskiy 37 km northwest, about 37 min by car
- Svobody 39 km northwest, about 39 min by car
- Nartan 39 km southeast, about 39 min by car
- Pyatigorsk 41 km northwest, about 41 min by car
- Inozemtsevo 44 km northwest, about 44 min by car
- Georgiyevsk 46 km north, about 46 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
Photo credits
- Эльбрус - panoramio (1), Alkhimov Maxim, CC BY 3.0
- Caucasian mountains. Kabardino-Balkaria. Russia. Кавказские горы. Кабардино-Балкария. Россия - panoramio, kikiwis, CC BY 3.0
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