Tyrnyauz

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Tyrnyauz is a mountainous town in southwestern Russia known for its former tungsten-molybdenum mining industry and location in the North Caucasus.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Tyrnyauz canonical 2
Dzaudzhikau 1

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
urban locality
administrativeCenterOf Elbrussky District
climate continental climate
country Russia
economicDeclineAfter closure of mining operations
elevation approximately 1300–1400 meters above sea level
ethnicGroups Balkar
surface form: Balkars

Circassians
surface form: Kabardins

Russians
federalDistrict North Caucasian Federal District
formerName Gerkhozhan
governingBody administration of Elbrussky District
hasDialingCode +7 86638
hasFeature Soviet-era urban layout
mountain valley setting
hasIndustry molybdenum mining
tungsten mining
hasNaturalHazard landslides
mudflows
hasPostalCode 361623
hasTransport road connection to Nalchik
historicalPeriodOfGrowth Soviet era
knownFor mountainous location
tungsten-molybdenum mining
languageUsed Russian
locatedIn Kabardino-Balkaria
surface form: Kabardino-Balkarian Republic

North Caucasus
North Caucasian economic region
surface form: Northern Caucasus economic region

southwestern Russia
locatedInMountainRange Caucasus
surface form: Caucasus Mountains
locatedInTimeZone Moscow Time
locatedNear Mount Elbrus
locatedOnRiver Baksan River
nearbyAttraction Elbrus National Park
partOf Elbrussky District
primaryEconomicSectorPast non-ferrous metallurgy
regionCapitalDistance approximately 90 km from Nalchik
resourceExtracted molybdenum
tungsten

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

Kabardino-Balkaria hasCity Tyrnyauz
Vladikavkaz formerName Tyrnyauz
this entity surface form: Dzaudzhikau
Baksan River flowsThrough Tyrnyauz