Kizlyar Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Dagestan, Russia
About Kizlyar
Kizlyar is known as a center of viticulture and wine-making, and for making traditional knives, daggers, and sabers. About 40% of its residents are Russians or Terek Cossacks, while the rest belong to a variety of Caucasian nationalities. The first documented reference to Kizlyar dates back to 1609. In 1735 the Russian government built a fortress in Kizlyar and laid foundations for the Caucasus fortified borderline. In the 18th and 19th centuries, Kizlyar operated as one of the trading posts between Russia and the Middle East and Central Asia. During this period, the population was largely Armenian and Russian. In January 1996 Chechen separatists raided the local airbase in the course of the Kizlyar raid, which claimed the lives of 78 Russian soldiers. In February 2018, five people were ki
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