Dombay (Russian: Домба́й; Karachay-Balkar: Доммай, Dommay) is an urban locality (a resort settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 657.[2]

Dombay Домбай
Resort settlement[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Karachay-Balkar	Доммай
View of Dombay in summer
Location of Dombay
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Coordinates: 43°18′N 41°38′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Karachay-Cherkessia[1]
Urban-type settlement status since	1965
Elevation	1,600 m (5,200 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	657
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	650 (−1.1%)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of republic significance of Karachayevsk[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Karachayevsky Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	369241
OKTMO ID	91705000056

Geography

Dombay is situated within the Teberda Nature Reserve (zapovednik) and is a tourist destination.

History

Urban-type settlement status was granted to Dombay in 1965.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2013, the ski resort made international headlines when a man died from a broken neck and another was badly injured when a Zorb rolled out of control down a mountain, hitting rocks and eventually coming to a stop 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) away on a frozen lake in Dombay.[10][11][12][13] After the incident made international headlines, Russian authorities called for tougher safety laws.[14]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the resort settlement of Dombay is subordinated to the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk.[1] Within the framework of municipal divisions, Dombay is a part of Karachayevsky Urban Okrug.[4]

References

Notes

Sources

• Народное Собрание (Парламент) Карачаево-Черкесской Республики. Закон №84-РЗ от 24 февраля 2004 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Карачаево-Черкесской Республики», в ред. Закона №34-РЗ от 5 июля 2011 г «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Карачаево-Черкесской Республики в связи с изменением наименования должности высшего должностного лица Карачаево-Черкесской Республики». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "День Республики", №36-37 (16431), 28 февраля 2004 г. (People's Assembly (Parliament) of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic. Law #84-RZ of February 24, 2004 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, as amended by the Law #34-RZ of July 5, 2011 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic Due to the Change of the Title of the Top Executive Position of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic. Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Народное Собрание (Парламент) Карачаево-Черкесской Республики. Закон №9-РЗ от 12 января 2005 г. «Об установлении границ Карачаевского муниципального образования и наделении его статусом городского округа», в ред. Закона №35-РЗ от 24 июля 2009 г «О внесении изменения в статью 1 Закона Карачаево-Черкесской Республики "Об установлении границ Карачаевского муниципального образования и наделении его статусом городского округа"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "День Республики", №6–7 (16621), 18 января 2005 г. (People's Assembly (Parliament) of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic. Law #9-RZ of January 12, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of Karachayevskoye Municipal Formation and on Granting It Urban Okrug Status, as amended by the Law #35-RZ of July 24, 2009 On Amending Article 1 of the Law of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic "On Establishing the Borders of Karachayevskoye Municipal Formation and on Granting It Urban Okrug Status". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

На других языках

[de] Dombai

[ru] Домбай (курортный посёлок)