Psygansu, Russia
Псыгансу
Psygansu is a town of 6,885 people in Kabardino-Balkariya Republic, Russia, founded in 1501.
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Population6,885
GeoNames
Local nameПсыгансу
Elevation494 m
1,621 ft
Founded1501
Time zoneEurope/Moscow
Land area49.9 km²
Nearest airportNalchik Airport (NAL)
17 km
Why visit Psygansu
Townapedia lists 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Psygansu
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Things to do1
Map of Psygansu
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Getting there and nearby towns
Nalchik Airport (NAL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 17 km away.
- Nartan 13 km northwest, about 13 min by car
- Nalchik 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Nartkala 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Shalushka 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Chegem 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
- Prokhladnyy 43 km northeast, about 43 min by car
- Alagir 54 km southeast, about 54 min by car
- Novopavlovsk 62 km north, about 1 h by car
- Beslan 65 km east, about 1 h by car
- Malgobek 65 km east, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
- Селение Псыгансу, Misostishkh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS065-E-355446 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS026-E-17970 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS026-E-17969 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Псыгансу чуволучохь, Саид Мисарбиев, CC BY-SA 4.0
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