Chikola

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 43.9,Lat: 43.2
Elevation	688 meter above sea level
Local time	2:37:38am
Name region/province:	North Ossetia
Name subregion:	North Ossetia

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Digora	22 km	EastNorthEast
2 Staryy Lesken	22.7 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Sovetskoye	28 km	West
4 Zmeyskaya	28.9 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Elkhotovo	32.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	181 km	SouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	1239 km	West
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	1281 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 207 km (direction SouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Georgia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Terek main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Terek. The nearest bigger lake is ყელის ტბა (1.3 km² at a height of around 2920 meter above sea level) at a distance of 85.4 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Georgian border with a straight distance of 47 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 66 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 98%, moderate high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Grozny North Airport (at a distance of 147 km and direction NorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Nalchik Airport (at a distance of 40 km in NorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Chikola in country Russia

Chikola at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	80 km	SouthWest
2 Gelati Monastery	Georgia	140 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Historical Monuments of Mtskheta	Georgia	163 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Chikola
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Chikola

Type of weather in Chikola	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1020 mb
Humidity:	96 %
Daylength at 9 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	03:47 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:14 Europe/Amsterdam