En Name: | Izberbash |
Ru Name: | Избербаш |
Loc Name1: | Избор |
Loc Lang1: | Dargwa |
Loc Name2: | Йизбирбаш |
Loc Lang2: | Kumyk |
Coordinates: | 42.5633°N 47.8636°W |
Map Label Position: | top |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Izberbash.png |
Federal Subject: | Republic of Dagestan |
Adm City Jur: | Town of Izberbash |
Adm Ctr Of: | Town of Izberbash |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Urban Okrug Jur: | Izberbash Urban Okrug |
Mun Admctr Of: | Izberbash Urban Okrug |
Area Km2: | 22.55 |
Area Km2 Ref: | [1] |
Pop 2010Census: | 55646 |
Pop 2010Census Rank: | 297th |
Established Date: | 1932 |
Current Cat Date: | 1949 |
Postal Codes: | 368500–368502 |
Dialing Codes: | 87245 |
Website: | http://www.mo-izberbash.ru/ |
Izberbash (ru|Изберба́ш; Dargwa: Избир; kum|Йизбирба́ш, Yizbirbaş) is a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located on the coast of the Caspian Sea 56km (35miles) southeast of Makhachkala, the capital of the republic. Population:
It was founded in 1932 as an oil extraction settlement. Town status was granted to it in 1949.
On 1 October 2024 the mayor of Izberbash, Magomed Isakov, was arrested by the Russian government for accepting a 3.9 million ruble (USD$40,902.5) bribe "for not the commission of actions related to the abolition of the permit for the construction of a house" from a contractor, facing a 15 year sentence.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the Town of Izberbash—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[3] As a municipal division, the Town of Izberbash is incorporated as Izberbash Urban Okrug.[4]
Ethnic groups in the city administrative area (2002 census):[5]
Ethnic groups in 2021:[6]
Izberbash has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk).
People from Izberbash: