Verkhniy Bekhtemir, Russia
Верх-Бехтемир
Verkhniy Bekhtemir is a town of 1,200 people in Altai Krai, Russia, founded in 1821.
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About Verkhniy Bekhtemir
Verkh-Bekhtemir (Russian: Верх-Бехтемир) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Verkh-Bekhtemirsky Selsoviet of Biysky District, Altai Krai, Russia. The population was 979 as of 2016. There are 11 streets.
From the Wikipedia article Verkh-Bekhtemir (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Горно-Алтайск (RGK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 89 km away.
- Novikovo 16 km south, about 16 min by car
- Neninka 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
- Souskanikha 22 km south, about 22 min by car
- Usyatskoye 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Karabinka 25 km east, about 25 min by car
- Stan-Bekhtemir 26 km southwest, about 26 min by car
- Verkh-Marushka 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
- Biysk 55 km southwest, about 55 min by car
- Mayma 85 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Gorno-Altaysk 90 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
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