Kurush
Kurush is a village in Dagestan, North Caucasus and has about 813 residents.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kurush and Tekipirkent.
Kurush
Village
Photo: Higimo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kurush is a mountain village located in the Dokuzparinsky District, in southern Dagestan. Situated at 2480–2560 m above sea level depending on the source, it is the highest continuously inhabited settlement of the Greater Caucasus and of Europe as well as the southernmost settlement in Russia.
Tekipirkent
Hamlet
Tekipirkent is a rural locality in Mikrakhsky Selsoviet, Dokuzparinsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 282 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Tekipirkent is situated 8 km northeast of Kurush.
Kurush
- Type: Village with 813 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Dagestan, North Caucasus, Southern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
41.28304° or 41° 16′ 59″ northLongitude
47.83401° or 47° 50′ 2″ eastPopulation
813Open location code
8HH97RMM+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 7171127235OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Kurush” goes by many names.
- German: “Kurusch”
- Polish: “Kurusz”
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