. . "Head"@en . . . . "Nalchik (Russian: \u041D\u0430\u043B\u044C\u0447\u0438\u043A; IPA: [\u02C8nal\u02B2t\u0255\u026Ak]; Kabardian: \u041D\u0430\u043B\u0449\u04CF\u044D\u0447 /na\u02D0\u026E\u0255\u02BCak\u02B2/; Karachay-Balkar: \u041D\u0430\u043B\u044C\u0447\u0438\u043A) is the capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, situated at an altitude of 550 meters (1,800 ft) in the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains; about 100 kilometers (62 mi) northwest of Beslan in the Republic of North Ossetia\u2013Alania. It covers an area of 131 square kilometers (51 sq mi). Population: 240,203\u2009(2010 Census); 274,974\u2009(2002 Census); 234,547\u2009(1989 Census)."@en .