Dombay, Karachay-Cherkess Republic

Dombay (in English)
Домбай (Russian)
Доммай (Karachay-Balkar)
-  Urban-type settlement[1]  -
Resort settlement[1]

View of Dombay in summer

Location of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in Russia
Dombay
Location of Dombay in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Coordinates: 43°18′N 41°38′E / 43.300°N 41.633°E / 43.300; 41.633Coordinates: 43°18′N 41°38′E / 43.300°N 41.633°E / 43.300; 41.633
Administrative status (as of July 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Karachay-Cherkess Republic[1]
Administratively subordinated to town of republic significance of Karachayevsk[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2009)
Urban okrug Karachayevsky Urban Okrug[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 657 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Urban-type settlement status since 1965
Postal code(s)[5] 369241
Dombay on Wikimedia Commons
Dombay population
2010 Census 657[3]
2002 Census 403[6]
1989 Census 1,601[7]
1979 Census 1,730[8]

Dombay (Russian: Домба́й; Karachay-Balkar: Доммай) is an urban locality (a resort settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 657.[3]

Geography

Dombay is situated within the Teberda Nature Reserve (zapovednik) and is a popular tourist destination. The area attracts people for its skiing and hiking trails and natural beauty of the Caucasus Mountains. The settlement is located at the elevation of 1,630 meters (5,350 ft) above sea level, with its skiing area occupying the slopes of Mount Mussa Achitara, between 1,800 meters (5,900 ft) and 3,200 meters (10,500 ft) above sea level. Dombay-Ulgen, the highest peak of the Dombay area, is 4,046 meters (13,274 ft). Dombay is surrounded with snow-capped mountains and glaciers all year round.

History

Urban-type settlement status was granted to Dombay in 1965.

In January 2013, the ski resort made international headlines when a man died from a broken neck and another was seriously injured when a Zorb rolled out of control down a mountain, hitting rocks and eventually coming to a stop 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) away on a frozen lake in Dombay.[9][10][11][12] After the incident made international headlines, Russian authorities called for tougher safety laws.[13]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the resort settlement of Dombay is subordinated to the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk.[1] Within the framework of municipal divisions, Dombay is a part of Karachayevsky Urban Okrug.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #84-RZ
  2. 1 2 Law #9-RZ
  3. 1 2 3 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России. (All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia.)". Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года (All-Union Population Census of 1979) (in Russian). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1979. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
  9. ↑ "Fatal Zorb accident at ski resort". 3 News NZ. January 9, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Man in Plastic Ball Dies on Russian Ski Slope". The New York Times. January 11, 2013.
  11. ↑ "VIDEO: Zorb death at Russian ski resort". 3 News NZ. January 9, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Rus'Zorbing' Death Brings Call For Safety Rules; Fatal Ride Captured On Video". NPR. January 9, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Russia probes Zorb death". 3 News NZ. January 10, 2013.

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