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Nalchik[nAl´chik] Pronunciation Key, 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. Nalchik was founded in 1817 as a Russian stronghold.
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