Kabardino-Balkaria Republic, Russia (Kabardino-Balkar)

The capital city of Kabardino-Balkaria republic: Nalchik.

Kabardino-Balkaria Republic overview

Kabardino-Balkaria Republic (also spelled Kabardino-Balkar) is situated in the northern part of Big Caucasus on Cabardinskaya plain, part of North Caucasian Federal District of Russia. Administrative center and capital is Nalchik city. The length of the territory of Kabardino-Balkaria Republic from north to south is 100 km, from west to east - 175 km.

Kabardino-Balkaria Republic has the population of 892,000 (2009) on the land area of 12,500 sq. km.

Kabardino-Balkaria republic flag

Kabardino-Balkaria republic coat of arms

Kabardino-Balkaria republic map, Russia

Kabardino-Balkaria republic map of Russia

Kabardino-Balkaria Republic territory features

Kabardino-Balkaria republic relief is mountainous. Main rivers of Kabardino-Balkaria are Terek, Malka and Baksan. Forests cover about 180 thousand hectares. Among the available resources are gold and mineral waters. Main industries of the region are food, mining and tourism.

Kabardino-Balkaria Republic administrative division

Kabardino-Balkaria region is divided into 8 districts. There are 3 towns of republican submission, 4 towns of district submission, 9 town settlements, 94 villages on the territory of Kabardino-Balkaria Republic.

Kabardino-Balkaria Republic history

The territories of Kabarda and Balkaria were the place of Russian, Crimea and Turkish interests collision. In 1557 Kabarda became the part of Russia, the union was fixed by marriage of Tzar Ivan the Terrible and Kabarda`s princess Maria Temrukovna. By 1827 Balkaria had been jointed to Russia.

After Russian Civil War Kabarda and Balkaria became administrative districts of Gorsky Autonomous Socialist Republic. In 1922 Kabardino-Balkarskaya Autonomous Region was established. Balkaria people were subjected to repression by Stalin: in 1944 they were forced to deportation to Middle Asia and Kazakhstan regions of USSR. In 1991 Kabardino-Balkaria was declared the Republic of Russian Federation.