Prokhladny
Encyclopedia
Prokhladny is a town and the administrative center of Prokhladnensky District
of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia
, located on the Malka River
, 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) north of Nalchik
. Population:
It was founded in 1765 by Zaporozhian Cossacks and served as a southern border outpost in the 19th century. Town status was granted to it in 1937.
There is large railway station in the town.
Prokhladnensky District
Prokhladnensky District is an administrative and a municipal district , one of the ten in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Prokhladny . District's population: 46,425 ;...
of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Malka River
Malka River
Malka River , also known as Balyksu River , is a river in Kabardino-Balkaria in Russia, Terek's left tributary. The length of the river is 210 km. The area of its basin is 10,000 km². The Malka originates in the glaciers on the northern slopes of Mount Elbrus. Its main tributary is the...
, 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) north of Nalchik
Nalchik
Nalchik is the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated at an altitude of in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about northwest of Beslan in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania. It covers an area of...
. Population:
It was founded in 1765 by Zaporozhian Cossacks and served as a southern border outpost in the 19th century. Town status was granted to it in 1937.
There is large railway station in the town.