Makhachkala
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{{Infobox Russian city
|EnglishName=Makhachkala
|RussianName=Махачкала
|OtherName=МахIачхъала
|OtherLangName=Avar
|Skyline
|SkylineLegend
|LatDeg=42
|LatMin=58
|LatSec
|LonDeg=47
|LonMin=30
|LonSec
|LocatorMap
|LocatorMapLegend
|CoatOfArms=Coat of Arms of Makhachkala.png
|CityDay
|Flag = Flag of Makhachkala (Dagestan).png
|FederalSubject={{nowrap|[[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]]}}
|MunStatus=Urban okrug
|InJurisdictionOf=Republic of Dagestan
|AdmCtrType=Capital
|AdmCtrOf=Republic of Dagestan
|LeaderType=City Head
|LeaderName=Said Amirov
|Legislature=City Duma
|Charter=[[Charter of Makhachkala]]
|Area_km2=466.3
|AreaRank
|Population=462412
|PopulationRank=37th
|FoundationDate=[[15th century]]
|Event1=Town status
|Event1Date=[[1844]]
|Event2=Renamed ''Petrovsk-Port''
|Event2Date=[[1857]]
|Event3=Renamed ''Makhachkala''
|Event3Date=[[1921]]
|PostalCode
|DialingCode=8722
|Website=http://mcity.dgu.ru/
}}
'''Makhachkala''' ({{lang-ru|Махачкала́}}: [[Avar language|Avar]]: МахIачхъала) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|city]] in [[Russia]], the capital of the [[Dagestan|Republic of Dagestan]]. It is located on the western shore of the [[Caspian Sea]], at {{coor dm|42|59|N|47|30|E|}}. Population: 462,412 ([[Russian Census (2002)|2002 Census]]).
==History==
[[Image:Dagestan.png|thumb|left|Location of Makhachkala in Dagestan]]
Makhachkala's historic predecessor was the town of [[Tarki]], now a mere suburb, whose history goes back to the 15th century and possibly much earlier. The modern city of Makhachkala was founded in 1844 as a fortress; town status was granted in 1857. The original name of the city was '''Petrovskoye''' ({{lang|ru|Петро́вское}})—after the Russian [[tsar]] [[Peter I of Russia|Peter the Great]] who visited the region in 1722, however among the locals it was known as '''Anzhi-Qala''' (''A Fortress of Soil'', Qala or Kala قلعه means Fortress in [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Arabic]]). The city was renamed '''Petrovsk-Port''' ({{lang|ru|Петро́вск-Порт}}) in 1857, and then Makhachkala in 1921. The city incurred major damage during the [[earthquake]] of [[May 14]], [[1970]].
==City districts==
Administratively, the city is divided into three city districts: Leninsky, Sovetsky, and Kirovsky.
==Demographics==
In 1994, population of Makhachkala included: [http://www.turkiye.net/sota/dagestan.html]
*20% Avars
*20% Russians
*10% Dargins
*50% others
According to another source, population of Makhachkala include: [http://www.dgu.ru/~mikado/Old%20Version%20Site/mcity/pipls.htm]
*Avars (21%)
*Russians (18%)
*Kumyks (15%)
*Dargins (12.4%)
*Laks (12%)
*Lezgins (9.5%)
*Chechens (4.3%)
*Azeri (1.6%)
==Sister cities==
Makhachkala is [[Twin towns|twinned]] with
*{{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Spokane, Washington]]''' ([[United States|USA]])
{{Cities and towns in Dagestan}}
{{South-Russia-geo-stub}}
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