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Cherkessk
City population
122,395
#138
in Russia
#1
in Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic
#4,673
worldwide
44.224, 42.046 · 1,320 km from Moscow
About Cherkessk
Cherkessk is a city in Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic, Russia with a population of 122,395. It is the 138th largest of the 980 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Russia, and the 4,673rd largest worldwide. It lies 1,320 km from Moscow.
Key Facts
Country
Rank in region
#1of 5
Elevation
544 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Moscow
Coordinates
44.224, 42.046
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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