Yuzhno-Sukhokumsk

Yuzhno- Suchokumsk (Russian Южно - Сухокумск ) is a city in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan with 10,035 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ).

Geography

The city is located in the Terek - Kuma Lowland, in the northwest of the Nogai Steppe, about 300 km north-west of the Republic capital Makhachkala on periodic water flow leading Sukhaia Kuma ( Kuma Dry ).

Yuzhno- Suchokumsk is under the administrative right of the Republic.

History

Yuzhno- Suchokumsk was created in 1963 as an urban-type settlement for oil and gas workers and received city rights in 1988.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Economy

Yuzhno- Suchokumsk is the center of the oil and natural gas production by Dagneft.

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