Uchkeken, Russia
Учкекен
Uchkeken is a town of 15,118 people in Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic, Russia, founded in 1922.
Why visit Uchkeken
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 1 park or trail, 16 places to eat and 13 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Uchkeken
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About Uchkeken
Uchkeken (Russian: Учкекен; Karachay-Balkar: Ючкёкен, romanized: Üçköken, lit. 'three bushes') is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Malokarachayevsky District in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. Population: 16,512 (2010 census); 15,052 (2002 census); 13,872 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Uchkeken (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do13
1 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes16
4 more on the map.
Churches and places of worship4
Большая мечеть (Первомайское)
Place of worship · 1.9 km
98 Шоссейная улица, Первомайское
Shopping15
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Healthcare5
Map of Uchkeken
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Getting there and nearby towns
Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 55 km away.
- Pervomayskoye 3 km west, about 3 min by car
- Tereze 6 km west, about 6 min by car
- Krasnyy Kurgan 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Borgustanskaya 12 km north, about 12 min by car
- Nezhinskiy 14 km east, about 14 min by car
- Kislovodsk 17 km east, about 17 min by car
- Pyatigorsk 44 km east, about 44 min by car
- Cherkessk 49 km northwest, about 49 min by car
- Zelenchukskaya 75 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Nevinnomyssk 89 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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