Kurakh

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 47.767,Lat: 41.617
Elevation	1998 meter above sea level
Local time	8:46:41am
Name region/province:	Dagestan
Name subregion:	Dagestan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Usukh Chay	13.3 km	SouthEast
2 Akhty	18.9 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Tpig	22.6 km	WestNorthWest
4 Khiv	24.6 km	North
5 Rutul	29.7 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	245 km	WestSouthWest
2 Nicosia	Cyprus	1474 km	SouthWest
3 Chişinău	Moldova	1593 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 494 km (direction WestSouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Georgia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Caspian sea coastal catchments and small basins.

The most nearby international border is the Azerbaijan-Russian border with a straight distance of 29.5 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 41 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 6%, high mountains: 94%, The hills are mainly southern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Heydar Aliyev International Airport (at a distance of 223 km and direction East).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Gabala International Airport (at a distance of 91 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Kurakh in country Russia

Kurakh at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent	Russian Federation	67 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace	Azerbaijan	69 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape	Azerbaijan	208 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Kurakh

Type of weather in Kurakh	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	53 %
Daylength at 3 May 2024:	14 hour and 6 minutes
Sunrise :	03:42 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:48 Europe/Amsterdam