Khumar

Khumarinskoye gorodishche or Khumar is a ruined medieval fortress on the top of Mount Kalezh above the Kuban Gorge in the , near Khumara village, , Karachay–Cherkessia, .
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Photo: Achames, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village with 1,430 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Karachayevsky District, Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia
  • Also known as: “Khumara” and “Khumarinskiy”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ordzhonikidzevsky and Malokurganny.

Village
Photo: LukaszKatlewa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an urban locality under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, . As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,039.

Village
Photo: Khabez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Village
Novy Karachay is an urban locality in of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, . As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,035. is situated 4½ km south of Khumar.

Khumar

Latitude
43.85916° or 43° 51′ 33″ north
Longitude
41.91484° or 41° 54′ 53″ east
Population
1,430
Elevation
802 metres (2,631 feet)
Open location code
8HM3VW57+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 967058610
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
549117
Wiki­data ID
Q4502306
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Russian—“Khumar” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Խումարա (գյուղ, Կարաչաևսկի շրջան)”
  • Armenian: “Խումարա”
  • Azerbaijani: “Xumar (qala)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Xumar”
  • Chechen: “Хумара”
  • German: “Chumar”
  • German: “Chumara”
  • Ossetian: “Хумара”
  • Russian: “Хумара”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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