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Tyrnyauz, Russia
Тырныауз
Tyrnyauz is a town of 20,104 people in Kabardino-Balkariya Republic, Russia, founded in 1934.
Why visit Tyrnyauz
Townapedia lists 12 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 15 places to eat and 3 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Tyrnyauz
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About Tyrnyauz
Tyrnyauz (Russian: Тырныауз; Karachay-Balkar: Тырныаўуз, Tırnıawuz) is a town and the administrative center of Elbrussky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia, located on the main road leading to the Upper Baksan valley area and on the main climbing route for Mount Elbrus. Population: 21,000 (2010 census). Tyrnyauz is the largest town in the Baksan Valley and an essential provisioning point for trips into the Elbrus region.
From the Wikipedia article Tyrnyauz (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
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Scenic view
Обзорная площадка с видом на долину р. Баксан и г. Тырныауз
Museums and landmarks12
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes15
3 more on the map.
History
The city was founded as the village of Gerkhozhan in 1934, at the discovery of the Tyrnyauz tungsten-molybdenum deposit. Prior to that, on the territory of the modern city there were villages - Gerkhozhan, Kamuk, Totur and El-Dzhurt.
In 1937, the construction of the first plants began in the upper reaches of the Baksan Gorge. In the same year, the village of Gerkhozhan was renamed the working settlement of Nizhny Baksan.
On February 8, 1941, a corrective labor camp began to function at the Tyrnyauz Combine, with direct subordination to the Main Directorate of Camps for Mining and Metallurgical Enterprises. The deposit came under the control of the NKVD. The prisoners of the camp were engaged in servicing the Tyrnyauz plant: ore mining, production of molybdenum concentrate, construction of the 2nd and 3rd stages of the plant, geological exploration. The labor of prisoners was also used for the construction of the Bylymskaya power plant and the Bylymskoye coal deposit.
From the History section of Tyrnyauz on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries11
Healthcare7
Map of Tyrnyauz
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Getting there and nearby towns
Nalchik Airport (NAL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 60 km away.
- Bylym 13 km northeast, about 13 min by car
- El’brus 26 km southwest, about 26 min by car
- Lashkuta 29 km northeast, about 29 min by car
- Zhankhoteko 31 km northeast, about 31 min by car
- Gundelen 31 km northeast, about 31 min by car
- Terskol 36 km southwest, about 36 min by car
- Kamennomostskoye 41 km north, about 41 min by car
- Nalchik 58 km east, about 58 min by car
- Kislovodsk 61 km north, about 1 h by car
- Pyatigorsk 75 km north, about 1 h 15 min 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
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 20201028 Панельные дома, Masygreen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tyrn-gmk-karier-2022-09-02 08-10, Maksim Kukushkin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Герхожансу 20220707 085352, Lesless, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panoramio - V&A Dudush - Ущелье( Balkaria), V&A Dudush, CC BY 3.0
- ISS053-E-19349 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Баксан 20220707 085215, Lesless, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Кавказ окресности Тырныауза - panoramio, V&A Dudush, CC BY 3.0
- Տյուտյու Սու, Lestest, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Баксан 20220707 085153 (1), Lesless, CC BY-SA 4.0
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