Kurush (Russia)

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Kurush is a mountain village in southern Dagestan. Situated at 2480–2560 m above sea level depending on the source (topographical maps show the center at about 2530 m), it is the highest continuously inhabited settlement of the Greater Caucasus and of Europe^[1][2][3] as well as the southernmost settlement in the Russian Federation. As of 2015 Kurush had a population of 813.

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Coordinates: 41°16′51″N 47°49′48″E / 41.2808°N 47.8300°E / 41.2808; 47.8300