Magas

town in the south of Russia

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Magas is a town located in southern Russia. It matters as part of Russia's regional geography and settlement patterns in that part of the country.

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Official name: Магас
Population: 19199
Area: 12.63
Elevation: 200
Official website: www.adm-magas.ru
Image: Магас (Magas).jpg
Dialing code: 8734

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Commons category: Magas
inception: 1995-01-01
postal code: 386340
native label: Магас

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Magas (Russian and Ingush: Магас) is the capital town of Ingushetia, Russia. It was founded in 1995 and replaced Nazran as the capital of the republic in 2002. Due to this distinction, Magas is the smallest capital of a federal subject in Russia. In 2019, it had a population of 8,771 inhabitants, up from 5,841 in 2010 and 272 in 2002.

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