Map of Makhachkala, Russia

Makhachkala is the administrative centre of Dagestan, Russia, with a population of about 596,356. It lies at 42.9764°N, 47.5024°E. Makhachkala is about 1,587 km (986 mi) southeast of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kaspiysk, 15 km to the southeast.

Makhachkala at a glance

Where is Makhachkala?

• The 27th largest city in Russia by recorded population.
• The largest city in Dagestan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 00 min on the shortest day to 15 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Makhachkala

• Kaspiysk — 15 km southeast
• Buynaksk — 35 km southwest
• Izberbash — 55 km southeast
• Kizilyurt — 57 km northwest
• Khasavyurt — 80 km west
• Kizlyar — 116 km northwest
• Derbent — 120 km southeast
• Groznyy — 152 km west
• Urus-Martan — 161 km west
• Xaçmaz — 199 km southeast, Azerbaijan

Largest cities in Dagestan

• Khasavyurt — 126,829
• Derbent — 105,965
• 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.