Makhachkala

Makhachkala
Махачкала
City[1]
The Government Building of Dagestan
Makhachkala Lighthouse
The Grand Mosque of Makhachkala
Aerial view of Makhachkala and the Caspian Sea
Top-down, left-to-right: View of Makhachkala, The Government Building of Dagestan, Makhachkala Lighthouse, Grand Mosque of Makhachkala, Caspian Sea
Flag of Makhachkala
Flag
Coat of arms of Makhachkala
Coat of arms
Location of Makhachkala
Map
Makhachkala is located in Republic of Dagestan
Makhachkala
Makhachkala
Location of Makhachkala
Makhachkala is located in European Russia
Makhachkala
Makhachkala
Makhachkala (European Russia)
Makhachkala is located in Caspian Sea
Makhachkala
Makhachkala
Makhachkala (Caspian Sea)
Makhachkala is located in Caucasus Mountains
Makhachkala
Makhachkala
Makhachkala (Caucasus Mountains)
Makhachkala is located in Russia
Makhachkala
Makhachkala
Makhachkala (Russia)
Coordinates: 42°58′57″N 47°30′18″E / 42.98250°N 47.50500°E / 42.98250; 47.50500
CountryRussia
Federal subjectDagestan
Founded1844[2]
City status since1857[2]
Government
 • BodyAssembly of Deputies
 • HeadSalman Dadaev[3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
468.13 km2 (180.75 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[5]
 • Total
572,076
 • Estimate 
(2018)[6]
596,356 (+4.2%)
 • Rank27th in 2010
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toCity of Makhachkala[1]
 • Capital ofRepublic of Dagestan[1]
 • Capital ofCity of Makhachkala[1]
 • Urban okrugMakhachkala Urban Okrug[7]
 • Capital ofMakhachkala Urban Okrug[7]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[8])
Postal code(s)[9]
367000-367999
Dialing code(s)+7 8722
OKTMO ID82701000001
Websitewww.mkala.ru
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Makhachkala,[a] previously known as Petrovskoye[b] (1844–1857) and Port-Petrovsk[c] (1857–1921), or by the local Kumyk name of Anji,[10] is the capital and largest city of Dagestan, Russia. The city is located on the Caspian Sea, covering an area of 468.13 square kilometres (180.75 square miles), with a population of over 623,254 residents,[11] while the urban agglomeration covers over 3,712 square kilometres (1,433 square miles), with a population of roughly 1 million residents. Makhachkala is the fourth-largest city in the Caucasus, the largest city in the North Caucasus and the North Caucasian Federal District, as well as the third-largest city on the Caspian Sea. The city is extremely ethnically diverse, with a minor ethnic Russian population.

The city's historic predecessor is the port town of Anji (Andzhi), which was located in Kumykia, and which was a part of possessions of Tarki state, the capital of Kumyks known from the 8th century.[12][13]

The city was named Petrovskoye after Peter the Great. After gaining city status in 1857, the Petrovskoye fortress was renamed Petrovsk-Port. After the Russian Revolution, Petrovsk-Port was renamed Makhachkala on May 14, 1921, after Bolshevik revolutionary Makhach Dakhadaev [ru]. On the same day, it became capital of the newly formed Dagestan ASSR. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the city became the capital of the Republic of Dagestan.

Makhachkala is an important economic, educational, scientific, and cultural centre of the North Caucasus. The city is a major Russian seaport on the Caspian Sea, and a transport hub. It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Russia, and is currently[when?] going through a construction boom.

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  3. ^ "Новым мэром Махачкалы стал экс-глава управы Басманного района Москвы Дадаев". ria.ru. January 31, 2019.
  4. ^ Подсчитано по базе данных муниципальных образований РФ на 2008 год
  5. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  6. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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  8. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  10. ^ "Ряд 5. Лист З | Геопортал Русского географического общества".
  11. ^ "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  12. ^ Книга "Дагестан: Путеводитель с картой" Калинин Алексей, Аякс-пресс, 2021
  13. ^ Советская историческая энциклопедия. — М.: Советская энциклопедия . Под ред. Е. М. Жукова. 1973—1982.


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