Buynaksk

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Buynaksk is a significant urban center in the Republic of Dagestan in southern Russia, known for its strategic location in the North Caucasus region.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Buynaksk canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
urban locality
administrativeCenterOf Buynaksky District
administrativeDivisionOf Buynaksky District
country Russia
elevation approximately 600 meters above sea level
federalSubject Russian Federation (Dagestan)
surface form: Republic of Dagestan
formerName Temir-Khan-Shura
governedAs town of republic significance
hasAreaCode +7 87271
hasClimate continental climate
hasEthnicGroup Avars
Dargin
surface form: Dargins

Kumyks
Laks
Lezgins
hasFacility cultural centers
educational institutions
industrial enterprises
hasLanguage Avar
Dargin
Kumyk
Russian
hasPopulation over 60,000
hasPostalCode 368220
hasReligion Islam
hasRiver Shura-Ozen River
hasRoadConnection Grozny
Khasavyurt
Makhachkala
locatedEastOf Caucasus
surface form: Caucasus Range
locatedIn North Caucasus
Russian Federation (Dagestan)
surface form: Republic of Dagestan
locatedNear Caucasus
surface form: Caucasus Mountains

Terek–Kuma Lowland
surface form: Terek–Caspian lowland
locatedOnContinent Asia
Europe
majorityReligion Sunni Islam
namedAfter Said Buynaksky
partOf Southern Federal District
partOfHistoricalRegion Caucasus
region Dagestan
strategicImportance strategic city in North Caucasus
timeZone Moscow Time
transportRole regional transport hub in Dagestan
utcOffset +3

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dagestan hasMajorCity Buynaksk
Russian Federation (Dagestan) hasCity Buynaksk
subject surface form: Republic of Dagestan