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Dombay, Karachay-Cherkess Republic

Field	Value
en_name	Dombay
ru_name	Домбай
loc_name1	Доммай
loc_lang1	Karachay-Balkar
image_skyline	Домбай летом.JPG
image_caption	View of Dombay in summer
coordinates
map_label_position	right
federal_subject	Karachay-Cherkess Republic
federal_subject_ref
adm_city_jur	town of republic significance of Karachayevsk
adm_city_jur_ref
inhabloc_cat	Urban-type settlement
inhabloc_cat_ref
inhabloc_type	Resort settlement
inhabloc_type_ref
urban_okrug_jur	Karachayevsky Urban Okrug
urban_okrug_jur_ref
pop_2010census	657
pop_2010census_ref
current_cat_date	1965
postal_codes	369241

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, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 657.

Geography

Dombay is situated within the Teberda Nature Reserve (zapovednik) and is a tourist destination.

History

Urban-type settlement 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 1 km 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. Within the framework of municipal divisions, Dombay is a part of Karachayevsky Urban Okrug.

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References

{{ru-pop-ref. 2002Census
{{ru-pop-ref. 1989Census
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{{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
(January 9, 2013). "Fatal Zorb accident at ski resort". 3 News NZ.
(January 11, 2013). "Man in Plastic Ball Dies on Russian Ski Slope". [[The New York Times]].
(January 9, 2013). "VIDEO: Zorb death at Russian ski resort". 3 News NZ.
(January 9, 2013). "Rus'Zorbing' Death Brings Call For Safety Rules; Fatal Ride Captured On Video". [[NPR]].
(January 10, 2013). "Russia probes Zorb death". 3 News NZ.
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Law #9-RZ

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