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Nalchik , city (1989 pop. 235,000), capital of Kabardino-Balkar Republic , S European Russia, on the northern slope of the Greater Caucasus. A health and tourist resort, it is the gateway to the Mt. Elbrus region. It also also has considerable industry, notably a molybdenum-tungsten mill; semiconductors, electrical machinery and equipement, and chemicals are also produced. Nalchik was founded in 1817 as a Russian stronghold, and made a city in 1921. In Oct., 2005, the city was the scene of simultaneous attacks by Islamic militants on multiple security targets and the airport that left scores dead; the attackers had links to Chechen rebels.

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Nal'chik, Kabardino‐Balkariya/Russia Founded as a Russian fortress in 1818 on the Nal′chik River, the name may possibly be derived from a local word for ‘Little Horseshoe’.

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