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Nalchik (näl`chĭk), city (1989 pop. 235,000), capital of Kabardino-Balkar Republic Kabardino-Balkar Republic (kăb'ərdē`nō-bălkâr`) or Kabardino-Balkaria, ..... Click the link for more information. , S European Russia, on the northern slope of the Greater Caucasus. A health and tourist resort, it is the gateway to the Mt. Elbrus region. It also also has considerable industry, notably a molybdenum-tungsten mill; semiconductors, electrical machinery and equipement, and chemicals are also produced. Nalchik was founded in 1817 as a Russian stronghold, and made a city in 1921. In Oct., 2005, the city was the scene of simultaneous attacks by Islamic militants on multiple security targets and the airport that left scores dead; the attackers had links to Chechen rebels. NalchikCity (pop., 2006 est.: 271,447), southwestern Russia. It lies along the Nalchik River where the river leaves the Caucasian foothills. Founded as a Russian fortress in 1818, it gained importance after the Russian Revolution of 1917. It is a popular holiday, climbing, and health resort, and it has a university and research institute. It contains considerable industry, including engineering and hydrometallurgy. Nalchik a city in SW Russia, capital of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, in a valley of the Greater Caucasus: health resort. Pop.: 283 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The terrorist acts perpetrated in recent years in Moscow, Beslan, Budyonnovsk, Volgodonsk, Buinaksk, Grozny, Volgograd, Vladikavkaz, Voronezh, Gudermes, Makhachkala, Kaspiisk, Kizliar, Mozdok, Stavropol, Yessentuki, Pyatogorsk, Nevinnomysk, Mineralnye Vody, and Nalchik demonstrated the intention of terrorists to create in society the atmosphere of fear and instability. Theft was only one of many challenges Brubaker uncovered in the course of two 3-week trips to Nalchik, in southern Russia. 113); "Ispolkom Official on Socioeconomic Situation in Nalchik," Kabardino-Balkarskaia, 5 March 1992, pp. |
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