Makhachkala 472600 225161908 2008-07-12T05:51:31Z Barticus88 1396480 [[Persian]]→[[Persian language]] in the holy name of [[WP:DPL|WikiProject Disambiguation]] using [[WP:POP|Popups]] {{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}} [[Category:Makhachkala| ]] [[ar:ماخاتشكالا]] [[av:МахIачхъала]] [[be:Горад Махачкала]] [[be-x-old:Махачкала]] [[bg:Махачкала]] [[ca:Makhatxkalà]] [[cv:Махачкала]] [[cs:Machačkala]] [[da:Makhatsjkala]] [[de:Machatschkala]] [[et:Mahhatškala]] [[es:Majachkalá]] [[eo:Maĥaĉkala]] [[fr:Makhatchkala]] [[ko:마하치칼라]] [[hr:Mahačkala]] [[os:Махачкала]] [[it:Machačkala]] [[he:מחצ'קלה]] [[csb:Machaczkała]] [[lbe:Анжи]] [[lt:Machačkala]] [[nl:Machatsjkala]] [[ja:マハチカラ]] [[no:Makhatsjkala]] [[pl:Machaczkała]] [[pt:Makhachkala]] [[ro:Mahacikala]] [[ru:Махачкала]] [[sr:Махачкала]] [[fi:Mahatškala]] [[sv:Machatjkala]] [[tr:Mahaçkale]] [[uk:Махачкала]] [[zh:馬哈奇卡拉]]