Kisljar

This article covers the city in the Republic of Dagestan of the Russian Federation. For the village of the same name in North Ossetia-Alania see Kisljar (North Ossetia-Alania) .

city Kizlyar Кизляр flag coat of arms Federal district North Caucasus republic Dagestan Urban district Kisljar Founded 1735 City since 1785 surface 30  km² population 48,984 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1633 inhabitants / km² Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 87239 Post Code 368830, 368833 License Plate 05 OKATO 82 430 Geographical location Coordinates 43 ° 50 '  N , 46 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 50 '0 "  N , 46 ° 42' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Dagestan

List of cities in Russia

Kisljar ( Russian Кизляр ) is a district town with 48,984 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in southern Russia , part of the republic of Dagestan .

geography

Kisljar is located in southern Russia in the Terek Delta , not far from the Caspian Sea and only a few kilometers from the border with the Chechen Republic . The nearest town is Khassavyurt , 65 km south of Kisljar.

history

Kisljar was first mentioned in 1609. The construction of a fortress on the Caucasian Line in 1735 led to increased settlement, so that in 1785 Kisljar was elevated to the status of a city. In contrast to the rest of Dagestan, the population of the city and its surroundings consisted mainly of Russian Terek Cossacks . Even if their share has fallen sharply since the second half of the 20th century, ethnic Russians are still the largest population group in Kislyar.

Since the 19th century, Kisljar has emerged as the center of viticulture and spirits production. The city is known, among other things, for the Kisljarka , a pomace brandy .

During the First Chechen War , a group of Chechen rebels led by Salman Raduyev attacked the city in January 1996 . More than 200 people died.

In March 2010, there were two bomb attacks with twelve dead. In June 2011, two men were sentenced to life imprisonment as a result. A terrorist attack was committed in an Orthodox church on February 18, 2018. A man shot five women with a hunting rifle and injured four other victims. The terrorist organization “Islamic State” (IS) took responsibility for the crime.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	7,282
1939	24,025
1959	25,573
1970	29,745
1979	31,320
1989	39,748
2002	48,457
2010	48,984

Note: census data

Economy and Transport

In Kisljar there are electrotechnical companies and an extensive food industry . Kisljar is the place of origin of the classic Russian pomace brandy Kisljarka.

The Makhachkala - Astrakhan railway , built in 1942 and into which the Caucasus Railway (Rostov – Vladikavkaz – Grozny – Kisljar) flows, runs through Kisljar . The railway line was interrupted for a few days in autumn 1942 by individual German advance detachments and remote surveillance units , but they were quickly pushed back again and rail traffic was restored. This makes the railway line near Kisljar the most easterly point (a few kilometers from the coast of the Caspian Sea) to which German soldiers advanced in World War II .

culture and education

The city has a local museum as well as a medical and a technical university.

sons and daughters of the town

• Tigran Gorgijew (1910–1976), chess composer
• Lidija Blochina (* 1954), mechanical engineer and women's rights activist
• Yevgeny Druzhinin (* 1968), businessman
• Arif Magomedov (* 1992), boxer
• Shamil Kudijamagomedow (* 1993), wrestler

Web links

Commons : Kisljar  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Kisljar on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
2. ↑ Attacks in Kislyar: number of victims increased to twelve , RIA Novosti . March 31, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2010. 
3. ↑ Heavy fighting in the North Caucasus: At least ten dead. In: ORF . June 22, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2011 . 
4. ↑ Terrorist attack in Kizlyar. Retrieved March 1, 2018 .