Map of Derbent, Russia

Derbent is a city in Dagestan, Russia, with a population of about 105,965. It lies at 42.0662°N, 48.2876°E. Derbent is about 1,706 km (1,060 mi) southeast of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Izberbash, 65 km to the northwest.

Derbent at a glance

Where is Derbent?

• The 3rd largest city in Dagestan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 06 min on the shortest day to 15 h 15 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Derbent

• Izberbash — 65 km northwest
• Xaçmaz — 80 km southeast, Azerbaijan
• Kaspiysk — 105 km northwest
• Makhachkala — 120 km northwest
• Buynaksk — 127 km northwest
• Sheki — 134 km southwest, Azerbaijan
• Shamakhi — 162 km south, Azerbaijan
• Göyçay — 164 km south, Azerbaijan
• Kizilyurt — 172 km northwest
• Mingelchaur — 177 km southwest, Azerbaijan

Largest cities in Dagestan

• Makhachkala — 596,356
• Khasavyurt — 126,829
• Kaspiysk — 81,752
• Buynaksk — 62,689
• Kizlyar — 50,564
• Izberbash — 42,121
• Kizilyurt — 33,411

Largest cities in Russia

• Moscow — 10,381,222
• Saint Petersburg — 5,351,935
• Novosibirsk — 1,612,833
• Yekaterinburg — 1,495,066
• Nizhniy Novgorod — 1,259,013
• Kazan — 1,243,500
• Chelyabinsk — 1,202,371
• Omsk — 1,172,070
• Samara — 1,163,399
• Rostov-na-Donu — 1,130,305

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.