Dombay (; , ''Dommay'') is an
urban locality (a
resort settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the
town of republic significance of
Karachayevsk in the
Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Karachay-Cherkessia (), officially the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus. It is administratively part of the North Caucasian Federal District. As of the 2021 census, Karachay-C ...
,
Russia
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. As of the
2010 Census, its population was 657.
Geography
Dombay is situated within the
Teberda Nature Reserve (''
zapovednik
A zapovednik is an established term on the Post-Soviet states, territory of the former Soviet Union for a protected area which is kept "forever wild". It is the highest degree of environmental protection for the assigned areas, which are strictly ...
'') and is a tourist destination.
History
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...
status was granted to Dombay in 1965.
In January 2013, the ski resort made international headlines when a man died from a broken neck and another was badly injured when a
Zorb rolled out of control down a mountain, hitting rocks and eventually coming to a stop away on a frozen lake in Dombay. After the incident made international headlines, Russian authorities called for tougher safety laws.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, the
resort settlement of Dombay is subordinated to the
town of republic significance of
Karachayevsk.
[Law #84-RZ] Within the
framework of municipal divisions, Dombay is a part of Karachayevsky Urban Okrug.
[Law #9-RZ]
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Urban-type settlements in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic
Ski areas and resorts in Russia