North Caucasus route: Dombai, Arkhyz and Ossetia, 6 stops
The route with a length of covers the mountainous and plain regions of the North Caucasus and the South of Russia: from Dombai and Arkhyz in Karachay-Cherkessia through Cherkessk, Pyatigorsk, Stavropol and Krasnodar to Rostov-on-Don. Includes visits to the Republic of North Ossetia and the main cities of the region.
- Mode
- Places
- Start
- Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia
- End
- Republic of North Ossetia
- Stops
- 6
- Video author
- travmap
- Updated
Stops on this route
- Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia — A region with mountainous landscapes and natural beauty
- Mountain resort village Dombay — A popular place for hiking in summer, a resort village in the mountains
- City of Cherkessk — The administrative center of the republic, founded in 1825 as Batal Pashinskaya
- Arkhyz mineral water — A well-known source of mineral water throughout Russia
- Kuban River — The largest river in the region, a source of water supply for the Stavropol Territory
- Republic of North Ossetia — The neighboring region is historically mentioned in the context of the ancient settlements of the North Caucasus
Useful for your trip
- Transport
- It is easy to get here: 5 hours by car from Stavropol, 6 hours from Krasnodar, 8 hours from Rostov, 20 hours from Moscow
- Tip
- Nearest major cities: Pyatigorsk (90 km), Stavropol (120 km), Krasnodar
- Timing
- The average temperature in January is −3°C, in July +20°C
- Where to stay
- There are a small number of hotels and guest houses in Dombai. This is a mountainous climatic recreational area
- Tip
- In summer, Dombai is popular for hiking, Nordic walking, mountain bike rental, car rental with a driver and horseback riding
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- There are about 130 high-altitude lakes, many mountain waterfalls and 172 rivers in the republic. The largest river is the Kuban
- Food
- Arkhyz mineral water, known throughout Russia, is extracted and produced here, bottled in the mountain village of the same name
- Tip
- The population of Cherkessk is about 123 thousand people. The population of the entire republic is 465 thousand. All other cities have less than 30 thousand inhabitants
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- The official languages of the republic are Abaza, Karachay, Nogai, Russian and Circassian
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- Cherkessk has one of the best parks in all of Russia, despite the small size of the city
Video on this route
OVER KARACHAY-CHERKESSIA, WHICH IS BETTER THAN NEW ZEALAND