Makhachkala

American  

[muh-kahch-kuh-lah, muh-khuhch-kuh-lah] / məˌkɑtʃ kəˈlɑ, mə xətʃ kʌˈlɑ /

noun

1. a seaport and capital of Dagestan, in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Caspian Sea.

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Makhachkala British  

/ məxətʃkaˈla /

noun

1. Former name (until 1921): Petrovsk.  a port in SW Russia, capital of the Dagestan Republic, on the Caspian Sea: fishing fleet; oil refining. Pop: 503 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Both players moved to the club when Abramovich was in charge, joining from Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala in 2013.

From BBC

It had already halted flights to Grozny and Makhachkala in neighbouring Dagestan, but has now added the cities of Sochi, Volgograd, Ufa, Samara and Mineralnye Vody.

From BBC

"As far as I remember this was the first time something like this happened in Makhachkala and I hope it will be the only time. Even the war in Chechnya didn't provoke peaceful people to shed blood. I hope things will settle down and this horrific incident won't be repeated," he said.

From Reuters

It appears to have been first sparked by a Russian regional airline resuming flights between Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, and Tel Aviv following a pause after the Hamas attacks in Israel.

From New York Times

“Of course, there has always been, is and will be antisemitism on the everyday level. The important thing is that it doesn’t develop into what we saw in Makhachkala,” Ben Zvi told The Associated Press in an online interview from Moscow.

From Seattle Times