Makhachkala

[ muh-kahch-kuh-lah; Russian muh-khuhch-kuh-lah ]

noun

1. a seaport and capital of Dagestan, in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Caspian Sea.

Makhachkala

/ məxətʃkaˈla /

noun

1. a port in SW Russia, capital of the Dagestan Republic, on the Caspian Sea: fishing fleet; oil refining. Pop: 503 000 (2005 est) Former name (until 1921)Petrovsk

Example Sentences

"As far as I remember this was the first time something like this happened in Makhachkala and I hope it will be the only time. Even the war in Chechnya didn't provoke peaceful people to shed blood. I hope things will settle down and this horrific incident won't be repeated," he said.

From Reuters

It appears to have been first sparked by a Russian regional airline resuming flights between Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, and Tel Aviv following a pause after the Hamas attacks in Israel.

From New York Times

“Of course, there has always been, is and will be antisemitism on the everyday level. The important thing is that it doesn’t develop into what we saw in Makhachkala,” Ben Zvi told The Associated Press in an online interview from Moscow.

From Seattle Times

The angry mob stormed the airport in Makhachkala, the capital city of Dagestan, when the flight from Israel landed there.

From Seattle Times

Kyiv denied any involvement in the events in Makhachkala, which Peskov said Moscow was analysing to minimise the risk of a repeat.

From Reuters