Teberda



Teberda (Теберда́, Теберди, Teberdi) is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk in the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, Russia, located in the Caucasus Mountains 105 km south of Cherkessk at the elevation of about 1280 m. Population:  The Teberda River flows through the town. It is the gateway to the Teberda Nature Reserve, an area is known for its natural environment and hiking trails.

History
It was founded in 1868 as a Karachay settlement, and was originally called Baychoralany-Kyabak. Town status was granted to it in 1971. During WWII, in 1942, hundreds of local Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetred by Germans.

From 1944 till 1957 Teberda was part of Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Demographics
In 2002, the population included:
 * Karachays (64.0%)
 * Russians (29.1%)
 * Ossetians (1.1%)
 * all other ethnicities comprising less than 1% of population each.