Kurush
Куруш
Къуруш
Village
Kurush is located in Republic of Dagestan
Kurush
Kurush
Kurush is located in Russia
Kurush
Kurush
Coordinates: 41°16′51″N 47°49′48″E / 41.28083°N 47.83000°E / 41.28083; 47.83000[1]
CountryRussia
RegionDagestan
DistrictDokuzparinsky District
Time zoneUTC+3:00

Kurush (Russian: Куруш; Lezgian: 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Карта села Куруша Докузпаринского района Дагестана с улицами и номерами домов". mapdata.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ↑ Библиотекарь.ру
  3. ↑ "Мир путешествий и развлечений". Outdoors.ru.
  4. ↑ "города и села Дагестана". Односельчане.ru.
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