Nizh Chegem

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 43.333,Lat: 43.483
Elevation	1252 meter above sea level
Local time	10:55:11am
Name region/province:	Kabardin-Balkar
Name subregion:	Kabardin-Balkar

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Zayukovo	13.6 km	NorthWest
2 Bylym	24.5 km	SouthWest
3 Nalchik	24.5 km	NorthEast
4 Sovetskoye	28.7 km	EastSouthEast
5 Baksanges	28.8 km	NorthNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	229 km	SouthEast
2 Chişinău	Moldova	1185 km	West
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	1227 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 177 km (direction SouthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Georgia.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Malka, part of the larger catchment area Terek.

The most nearby international border is the Russian-Georgian border with a straight distance of 50.1 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 70 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 0%, moderate high mountains: 78%, high mountains: 22%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Grozny North Airport (at a distance of 190 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Nalchik Airport (at a distance of 25 km in NorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Nizh Chegem in country Russia

Nizh Chegem at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Upper Svaneti	Georgia	70 km	South
2 Gelati Monastery	Georgia	143 km	South
3 Historical Monuments of Mtskheta	Georgia	211 km	SouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Lechinkay

Type of weather in Lechinkay	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	5 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.59 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	97 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	03:51 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	18:15 Europe/Amsterdam