Teberda (, , ''Teberdi'') is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of

Karachayevsk Karachayevsk (; , ''Qaraçay şaxar'') is a town in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia, located on the Kuban River in the Caucasus Mountains. Population: History It was founded in 1926 as Georgiyevskoye settlement and by the resolution of the ...

in the

Karachay–Cherkess Republic Karachay-Cherkessia (), officially the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus. It is administratively part of the North Caucasian Federal District. As of the 2021 census, Karachay-Cherkessia has a popul ...

Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

, located in the

Caucasus Mountains The Caucasus Mountains * * Azerbaijani: , * * * * * * * * * * * is a mountain range at the intersection of Asia and Europe. Stretching between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, they are surrounded by the Caucasus region ...

south of

Cherkessk Cherkessk (; Adyghe language, Adyghe: Шэрджэс къалэ; Kabardian language, Kabardian: Черкес-къалэ) is the capital city of Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia, as well as its political, economic, and cultural center. Population: 112 ...

at the elevation of about . Population: The Teberda River flows through the town. It is the gateway to the

Teberda Nature Reserve Teberda Nature Reserve () (also Teberdinsky) is a Russian 'zapovednik' (strict ecological reserve) located on the northern slopes of the western section of the Caucasus Mountains. It is the most visited nature reserve in the Russian Federation, wi ...

, an area is known for its natural environment and hiking trails.

History

It was founded in 1868 as a

Karachay The Karachays or Karachais ( or ) are a North Caucasian- Turkic ethnic group primarily located in their ancestral lands in Karachay–Cherkess Republic, a republic of Russia in the North Caucasus. They and the Balkars share a common origi ...

settlement, and was originally called Baychoralany-Kyabak. Town status was granted to it in 1971. During WWII, in 1942, hundreds of local Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by Germans. From 1944 till 1957 Teberda was part of Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Demographics

In 2002, the population included: *

Karachays The Karachays or Karachais ( or ) are a North Caucasian- Turkic ethnic group primarily located in their ancestral lands in Karachay–Cherkess Republic, a republic of Russia in the North Caucasus. They and the Balkars share a common orig ...

(64.0%) *

Russians Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church ...

(29.1%) *

Ossetians The Ossetians ( or ; ),Merriam-Webster (2021), s.v"Ossete" also known as Ossetes ( ), Ossets ( ), and Alans ( ), are an Iranian peoples, Iranian ethnic group who are indigenous to Ossetia, a region situated across the northern and southern side ...

(1.1%) *all other ethnicities comprising less than 1% of population each.

References

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