Makhachkala

Makhachkala is the capital city of and the largest city in the . It is one of the fastest growing cities in Russia and has a population of approximately 595,000.
  • City with about 663,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code MCX
  • …dates from 1844
  • Description: city in Dagestan, Russia
  • Address: городской округ Махачкала, 367000
  • Postal code: 367000
  • Also known as
    “Machatsch-Kala”
    “Makhachkala, Dagestan”
    “Makhachkala, Russia”
    “Petrovsk-Port”
  • Historically known as
    “Петровск”
    “Петровск-Порт”
    “Петровское”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grand Mosque of Makhachkala and Dagestan State Medical University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alburikent and Tarki.
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Latitude
42.983° or 42° 58′ 59″ north
Longitude
47.5049° or 47° 30′ 18″ east
UN/LOCODE
RU MCX
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map feature
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Makhachkala” goes by many names.
MachatsjkalaAfrikaans
ማካችካላAmharic
ماخاتشكالاArabic
محج قلعةArabic
ՄախաչկալաArmenian
MajachkaláAsturian
МахIачхъалаAvaric
МахІачхъалаAvaric
МахӀачхъалаAvaric
MahaçqalaAzerbaijani
МахачҡалаBashkir
MakhatxkalaBasque
МахачкалаBelarusian
Шаміль-КалаBelarusian
মাখাচকালাBengali
ম্যাকাচালাBengali
Mac’hatchkalaBreton
МахачкалаBulgarian
MakhatxkalàCatalan
MakhachkalaCebuano
ХӀинжа-ГӀалаChechen
馬哈奇卡拉Chinese
马哈奇卡拉Chinese
МахачкалаChuvash
MahaçqalaCrimean Tatar
MahačkalaCroatian
MachačkalaCzech
MakhatjkalaDanish
ГIянжи-КъалаDargwa
MachatsjkalaDutch
МахачкалаEastern Mari
ماخاتشكالاEgyptian Arabic
Махачкала ошErzya
MaĥaĉkalaEsperanto
MaĥaĉkalaoEsperanto
MahhatškalaEstonian
MahatškalaFinnish
მაჰაჩყალაGeorgian
ΜαχατσκαλάGreek
મખચકાલાGujarati
MakhachkalaHakka Chinese
MakhachkalaHausa
מחצ’קלהHebrew
मख़चकलाHindi
मखष्कलाHindi
महाचकालाHindi
MahacskalaHungarian
MahachkalaIdo
MakhachkalaIndonesian
Махача-КхалаIngush
МахачкхаьллIngush
MakhachkalaIrish
MachačkalaItalian
マハチカラJapanese
MakhachkalaJavanese
МахачкъалэKabardian
МэхьэчкъалэKabardian
Махачкала балһснKalmyk
ಮಖಚ್ಕಲಾKannada
MaxashkalaKara-Kalpak
MachaczkałaKashubian
МахачкалаKazakh
МахачқалаKazakh
МахачкалаKirghiz
МахачкалаKomi
마하치칼라Korean
АнжиKumyk
MahachkalaLadin
MahatsckalaLadin
АнжиLak
ГьанжиLak
МахӏачкъалаLak
MachaczkalaLatin
MahačkalaLatvian
МагьачкъалаLezghian
MachačkalaLithuanian
MachačkalaLombard
MachačkalaLower Sorbian
MachatschkalaLuxembourgish
МахачкалаMacedonian
MakhachkalaMalay
മഖാച്കാലMalayalam
मखच्कलाMarathi
ماخاچ کلاMazanderani
MakhachkalaMin Nan Chinese
მახაჩყალაMingrelian
მაჰაჩყალაMingrelian
МахачкалаMoksha
МахачкалаMongolian
MachatschkalaNorthern Frisian
MakhatsjkalaNorwegian
MakhatsjkalaNorwegian Bokmål
MakhatsjkalaNorwegian Nynorsk
MakhachkalaOromo
МахачкалаOssetian
ਮਾਖਾਚਕਾਲਾPanjabi
ماخاچکالاPersian
مخاچ‌قلعهPersian
MachaczkałaPolish
ماخاچکالاPushto
مخاچ کلاPushto
MahacikalaRomanian
МахачкалаRussia Buriat
МахачкалаRussian
Петровск-ПортRussian
ПетровскоеRussian
MakhachkalaScots
МахачкалаSerbian
MachaczkalaSilesian
මකච්කාලාSinhala
MachačkalaSlovak
MahačkalaSlovenian
MakhachkalaSomali
مخاچ‌قلعهSouth Azerbaijani
MahachkalaSwahili
MakhachkalaSwahili
MachatjkalaSwedish
PetrovskSwedish
МагьачкъалаTabassaran
MakhachkalaTagalog
МахачкалаTajik
МахачқалаTajik
MahackalaTalysh
MahaçqalaTalysh
மஹாச்காலாTamil
МахачкалаTatar
మఖచ్కలTelugu
มาคัชคาลาThai
มาฮัชคาลาThai
อันจีมาคัชคาลาThai
MakhachkalaTumbuka
MahaçkaleTurkish
MahçkaleTurkish
MahaçkalaTurkmen
МахачкалаUdmurt
МахачкалаUkrainian
MachačkalaUpper Sorbian
ماخاچکالاUrdu
مخاچ قلعہUrdu
MahachqalʼaUzbek
MakhachkalaUzbek
MaxachqalaUzbek
MachačkalaVenetian
MahačkalVeps
MakhachkalaVietnamese
MakhachkalaWaray (Philippines)
MakhachkalaWelsh
MachatsjkalaWestern Frisian
مخاچ قلعہWestern Panjabi
马哈奇卡拉Wu Chinese
МахачкалаYakut
馬哈奇卡拉Yue Chinese

Localities in the Area

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