Tyrnyauz (Russia)

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Name (Latin)
Tyrnyauz (Russia)
Other forms of name
Tyrny-Aus (Russia)
Associated country
Russia (Federation)
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Other Identifiers
VIAF: 128200059
Wikidata: Q196732
Library of congress: no2005034793
OCoLC: oca06608160
Sources of Information
  • Kultura i byt rabochikh Tyrnyauza ... 2003:t.p. (... Tyrnyauza)
  • Geonet, 13 April 2005(Tyrnyauz, Russia; PPL, 43⁰0ʹ2258N 042⁰0ʹ5506E; variant: Tyrny-Aus)
  • Columbia gazetteer:v. 3, p. 3252 (Tyrnyauz; city in S. Kabardino-Balkar Republic, N Caucasus, Russia; 55 mi/89 km WSW of Nalchik; 43⁰0ʹ22N 42⁰0ʹ55E; noted for mining; made city in 1955)
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Wikipedia description:

Tyrnyauz (Russian: Тырныауз; Karachay-Balkar: Тырныаўуз, Tırnıawuz) is a town and the administrative center of Elbrussky District of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, Russia, located on the main road leading to the Upper Baksan valley area and on the main climbing route for Mount Elbrus. Population: 21,000 (2010 Census). Tyrnyauz is the largest town in the Baksan Valley and an essential provisioning point for trips into the Elbrus region.

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