It covers an area of 131 square kilometers (51 sq mi).
Nalchik ( Russian: Нальчик IPA: Kabardian: НалщӀэч IPA: Karachay-Balkar: Нальчик IPA: ) is the capital city of Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, situated at an altitude of 550 meters (1,800 ft) in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains about 100 kilometers (62 mi) northwest of Beslan (Beslan is in the Republic of North Ossetia–Alania).
