Cities and Towns in Karachay-Cherkessia - Cherkessk, Karachayevsk, Ust-Dzheguta, Teberda (Paperback)

Chapters: Cherkessk, Karachayevsk, Ust-Dzheguta, Teberda. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 17. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Cherkessk - It was founded in 1804 as Cossack stanitsa Batalpashinskaya, after Batal-Pasha, a Turkish general of Circassian origin, who was defeated in the battle on this territory in 1790. In 1931 it was given a town status and was renamed Batalpashinsk; then Sulimov in 1934, then Yezhovo-Cherkessk in 1937, and finally Cherkessk in 1939. The city is inhabited by native Cherkess (Circassians), Karachays, Russians, Abaza, Nogays and minorities of Greeks and Armenians. According to 1989 data, the population of the city included: Cherkessk is home to the following education institutions: ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=474048