Place:Cherkessk, Karachayevo-Cherkesiya, Yuzhny, Russia

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NameCherkessk
Alt namesBatalpashinsksource: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Russia(1961) p 91
Sulimovsource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 249
Yezhovo-Cherkekessksource: Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) p 249
Čerkessksource: McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Russia(1961) p 91; Rand McNally Atlas (1994) I-32
TypeCity or town
Coordinates44.217°N 42.05°E
Located inKarachayevo-Cherkesiya, Yuzhny, Russia
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Cherkessk is the capital city of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia, as well as its political, economic, and cultural center. Its population was 129,069 (in 2010).

It was previously known as Batalpashinskaya (until 1931), Batalpashinsk (until 1934), Sulimov (until 1937), Yezhovo-Cherkessk (until 1939).

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