Novokayakent, Russia
Новокаякент
Novokayakent is a town of 5,991 people in Dagestan, Russia, founded in 1900.
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About Novokayakent
Novokayakent (Russian: Новокаякент; Kumyk: Янгъы Къаягент, Yañı Qayagent) is a village in Dagestan Republic. It is the administrative centre of Kayakentsky District.
From the Wikipedia article Novokayakent (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The Qayagent railway station of the North Caucasus Railway operates in the village.
Since 1965, it has been the administrative center of the re-established Kayakentsky District.
The Kayakent balneological and mud-bath resort, located south of the village, has been in operation since 1945. In 1959, the health resort began operating year-round. In 2000, the treatment center and residential facilities underwent a comprehensive renovation. The sanatorium’s medical facilities were also modernized.
From the History section of Novokayakent on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Makhachkala Uytash Airport (MCX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 55 km away.
- Gerga 5 km southwest, about 5 min by car
- Izberbash 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Sabnova 42 km southeast, about 42 min by car
- Derbent 43 km southeast, about 43 min by car
- Kaspiysk 62 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Tarki 74 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Makhachkala 77 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Al’burikent 78 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Semender 82 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Buynaksk 85 km northwest, about 1 h 30 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
- Cettia cetti orientalis, Novokayakent, Dagestan, Russia 1, tcager, CC0
- ISS023-E-45884 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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