Shamkhal

General information - Location

Country	Russia
Location in country	Southeast (of European part Russia)
Location in Europe	East Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 47.333,Lat: 43.083
Elevation	-2 meter above sea level
Local time	10:51:31am
Name region/province:	Dagestan
Name subregion:	Dagestan

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Kumtorkala	12.2 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Makhachkala	17.1 km	EastSouthEast
3 Tarki	19.6 km	EastSouthEast
4 Kaspiysk	29.1 km	EastSouthEast
5 Sulak	32.3 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 თბილისი (Tbilisi)	Georgia	265 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Chişinău	Moldova	1494 km	West
3 Kiyev	Ukraine	1495 km	West

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Black Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 475 km (direction SouthWest).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 Russian-Georgian border with a straight distance of 145.4 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 204 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 60%, low location: 40%, The hills are mainly northern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Grozny North Airport (at a distance of 134 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Makhachkala Uytash International Airport (at a distance of 39 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Shamkhal in country Russia

Shamkhal 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	136 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s Palace	Azerbaijan	212 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Historical Monuments of Mtskheta	Georgia	260 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Shamkhal

Type of weather in Shamkhal	light rain
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.47 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	East
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	03:38 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	17:55 Europe/Amsterdam