Makhachkala (rus)

Makhachkala

Makhachkala ranks 1,308th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kōtō, Ludwigshafen, and Joliet, Illinois. Memorable people born in Makhachkala include Vladimir Nazlymov, Islam Makhachev, and Magomed Ibragimov. Memorable people who died in Makhachkala include Magomedali Magomedov, and Fazu Aliyeva. Makhachkala has been the birth place of many athletes, and wrestlers and the death place of many politicians, and social activists. Makhachkala is located in Russia.

Makhachkala, previously known as Petrovskoye (1844–1857) and Port-Petrovsk (1857–1921), or by the local Kumyk name of Anji, is the capital and largest city of Dagestan, Russia. The city is located on the Caspian Sea, covering an area of 468.13 square kilometres, with a population of over 623,254 residents, while the urban agglomeration covers over 3,712 square kilometres, with a population of roughly 1 million residents. Makhachkala is the fourth-largest city in the Caucasus, the largest city in the North Caucasus and the North Caucasian Federal District, as well as the third-largest city on the Caspian Sea. The city is extremely ethnically diverse, with a minor ethnic Russian population. Read more on Wikipedia