Verkhniy Lars
Verkhniy Lars is a hamlet in North Ossetia, North Caucasus and has about 1 residents and an elevation of 1,121 metres. Verkhniy Lars is situated nearby to the hamlet Nizhniy Lars, as well as near Ezmi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet with 1 residents
- Description: human settlement in Vladikavkaz Urban Okrug, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Russia
- Also known as: “Verkhniye Larsi” and “Wællag Lars”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ermolov Stone and Darial Gorge.
Darial Gorge
Gorge
The Darial Gorge is a river gorge on the border between Russia and Georgia. It is at the east base of Mount Kazbek, south of present-day Vladikavkaz. The gorge was carved by the river Terek, and is approximately 13 kilometres long. Darial Gorge is situated 4 km south of Verkhniy Lars.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ezmi and Gveleti.
Ezmi
Hamlet
Photo: Ezmiyg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ezmi is a hamlet, which is situated 7 km north of Verkhniy Lars.
Gveleti
Hamlet
Photo: პაატა შ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gveleti is a village in the Kazbegi Municipality of Georgia. It is located in the Darial Gorge, on the right bank of the Devdaraki, 4 km from the border with Russia. Gelatĕ was founded by the Ingush clan Gelatkhoy. Gveleti is situated 7 km south of Verkhniy Lars.
Dzheyrakh
Village
Photo: Юрочкин Роман, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dzheyrakh is a village and the administrative center of Dzheyrakhsky District, in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. Dzheyrakh is situated 7 km northeast of Verkhniy Lars.
Verkhniy Lars
- Categories: village, administrative divisions of Russia, and locality
- Location: North Ossetia, North Caucasus, Southern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
42.77171° or 42° 46′ 18″ northLongitude
44.63059° or 44° 37′ 50″ eastPopulation
1Elevation
1,121 metres (3,678 feet)Open location code
8HJ6QJCJ+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 4490534251OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
801360Wikidata ID
Q1958762
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Verkhniy Lars” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Verhnij Lars”
- Catalan: “Verkhni Lars”
- Chechen: “Верхни Ларс”
- Chechen: “Лакха Ларс”
- Chinese: “上拉尔斯”
- Dutch: “Verchni Lars”
- French: “Verkhnïi Lars”
- Georgian: “ზემო ლარსი”
- Georgian: “სემო ლარსი”
- German: “Werchni Lars”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Verkhnij Lars”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Verkhnij Lars”
- Norwegian: “Verkhnij Lars”
- Ossetian: “Уæллаг Ларс”
- Russian: “Верхний Ларс”
- Spanish: “Verjni Lars”
- Ukrainian: “Верхній Ларс”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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