Kurush, Dokuzparinsky District, Republic of Dagestan explained

Official Name:Kurush
Native Name:Куруш
Къуруш
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Russia Dagestan#Russia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russia
Subdivision Name1:Dagestan
Subdivision Name3:Dokuzparinsky District
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Utc Offset1:+3:00
Coordinates:41.2808°N 47.83°W[1]

Kurush (Russian: Куруш; Lezghian: Къуруш) is a mountain village located in the Dokuzparinsky District, in southern Dagestan. Situated at 2480–2560 m above sea level depending on the source (topographical maps show the center at about 2530 m), it is the highest continuously inhabited settlement of the Greater Caucasus and of Europe[2] [3] [4] as well as the southernmost settlement in Russia. As of 2015, Kurush had a population of 813.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Карта села Куруша Докузпаринского района Дагестана с улицами и номерами домов . 2023-07-15 . mapdata.ru . ru-RU.
  2. http://www.bibliotekar.ru/divo/31-75.htm Библиотекарь.ру
  3. Web site: Мир путешествий и развлечений. Outdoors.ru.
  4. Web site: города и села Дагестана. Односельчане.ru.