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Mussa-Achitara Viewpoint (Dombay)

Russia, Verkhne-Teberdinskoe selskoe poselenie

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The Mussa-Achitara viewpoint sits above the resort village of Dombay in the Karachayevsky District of Karachay-Cherkessia, in the Verkhne-Teberdinskoye rural settlement. It lies at 3,168 metres by the top station of the cable car and looks out over the peaks of the Main Caucasus Range and the valley

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Cherek Canyon

Russia, Verkhnyaya Balkariya

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Cherek Canyon is a scenic gorge of the Cherek-Balkarsky River in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, with the A-154 highway running along its floor toward Upper Balkaria and the Blue Lakes (which lie further upstream on the same river, about 30 km from Nalchik — source: Wikipedia, article "Blue Lakes (Kabar

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Aushiger Hot Springs

Russia, selo Aushiger

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Aushiger Hot Springs are natural mineral springs near the village of Aushiger in the Cherek District of Kabardino-Balkaria, about 25 km southeast of Nalchik, on the bank of the Cherek River. The water comes out of the borehole very hot, around 60°C, and the site is set up for bathing; you can swim h

Old cable car to Mount Mussa-Achitara (Dombay)

Russia, Resort Settlement of Dombay

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The old chairlift to Mount Mussa-Achitara, often called the old funicular, is the very first lift of the Dombay resort in the Karachayevsky District of Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia. It starts in the centre of the village of Dombay and carries riders on open chairs almost to the top of the mountain. A

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Small Sufudzhi Waterfall

Russia, Verkhne-Teberdinskoe selskoe poselenie

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Small Sufudzhi Waterfall is the lowest waterfall of the Sufudzhi cascade near Arkhyz, in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. It is fullest in spring; the rest of the year there is noticeably less water. The trail to the waterfalls climbs uphill and is steep and difficult in places. On the way t

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Devil's Mill Waterfall (Dombay)

Russia, Verkhne-Teberdinskoe selskoe poselenie

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The Devil's Mill Waterfall lies in a narrow, deep gorge in the mountains of Karachay-Cherkessia, near Dombay: the water rushes down in a churning stream, breaking against the rocks at the bottom of the canyon. The viewing platform and the trail to the waterfall have no guardrails, so visitors shoul

Chuchkhur Waterfalls

Russia, Verkhne-Teberdinskoe selskoe poselenie

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The Chuchkhur Waterfalls are a cascade of waterfalls in the Dombay-Ulgen gorge, within Teberda National Park near the village of Dombay in Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia. The Dombay-Ulgen gorge is one of the sources that, joining the Alibek River, form the Amanauz River, a tributary of the Teberda (sou

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Shumka Waterfall (Teberda)

Russia, Verkhne-Teberdinskoe selskoe poselenie

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Shumka Waterfall is a small but beautiful waterfall in the mountains of Karachay-Cherkessia, not far from the highway. A steep, rocky path leads to the waterfall, and the climb calls for caution.

Lake Tumanly-Kel

Russia, Verkhne-Teberdinskoe selskoe poselenie

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Lake Tumanly-Kel is a mountain lake in Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, within Teberda National Park, in the valley of the Gonachkhir River, beside the Military-Sukhumi Road (the A-155 highway) that leads toward the border with Abkhazia. The lake sits at an altitude of about 1,860 metres above sea leve

Baduk Lakes

Russia, Karachaevskiy District

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Baduk Lakes are a chain of three mountain lakes on the Baduk River in the Teberda Nature Reserve, between the Khadzhibey and Baduk ridges of the Western Caucasus. The smallest, first lake is about 80 metres long and 4.5 metres deep; the third and largest covers about 3.6 hectares (330 by 200 metres)

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Trail to the Baduk Lakes

Russia, Karachaevskiy District

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The trail to the Baduk Lakes (Badukskiye ozera) starts at the Khadzhibey ranger post in Teberda National Park, Karachayevsky District, Karachay-Cherkess Republic. The post stands by the A155 road between Teberda and Dombay, about 9 km from Teberda and 13 km from Dombay. It is the park's checkpoint,

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Dzhemagat Narzan Springs

Russia, Verkhne-Teberdinskoe selskoe poselenie

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The Dzhemagat (Dzhamagat) narzans are two cold mineral water springs in the Dzhamagat Gorge above Teberda, in the Karachayevsky District of Karachay-Cherkessia. They lie on the border between the town of Teberda and Teberda National Park, about 8 km from the town, where the Garalykol and Epchik rive

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Зоопарк Тебердинского заповедника

Russia, Verkhne-Teberdinskoe selskoe poselenie

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Небольшой зоопарк, в котором содержатся животные, населяющие Тебердинский заповедник. Имеется музей. Животные живут в просторных вольерах, все чисто и аккуратно. Медведи, лесной кот, олени, яки, рысь, волки, особое впечатление производит зубр! Можно купить набор еды (морковь, яблоки) и кормить траво

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Разрушенный аул Кюннюм

Russia, Verkhnyaya Balkariya

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Руины аула Кюннюм. Аул был брошен после насильственного переселения балкарцев в 1942 году. Сейчас функционирует как памятник, вход свободный.

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Elbrus viewpoint (Zolsky District)

Russia, Zolskiy District

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This viewpoint overlooking Mount Elbrus and a mountain gorge lies in the Zolsky District of Kabardino-Balkaria, in the highlands on the northern approaches to Elbrus. On a clear day you can see the twin summits of the highest mountain in Russia and Europe, with a deep gorge below. Most visitors reac

Gumbashi Pass

Russia, Karachaevskiy District

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Gumbashi Pass sits at an elevation of 2,144 metres on the northern slope of the Greater Caucasus Range, in Karachay-Cherkessia. Its name comes from Karachay and means "sandy head", after the sandstone and limestone rock that forms the slopes. The road over the pass is rough, but the views are stunni