Pyatigorsk (English spelling)

Japanese: ピャチゴルスク（英語表記）Pyatigorsk

A city in the Stavropol region of the North Caucasus in southwestern Russia. It is located about 140 km southeast of Stavropol, at the northern foot of the central-western Greater Caucasus Mountains, overlooking the Podkmok River, a tributary of the Kuma River. It is the center of the mineral springs of the North Caucasus, and is known as a resort with many sanatoriums, therapeutic hot springs, hospitals, and tourist facilities. There are historical sites and a museum related to the Russian poet Lermontov, who was killed in a duel here in 1841. A branch line from the main railway line connecting Rostov-on-Don and Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, runs through the city, as well as a highway. There is also an airport. Population: 142,397 (2010).

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Japanese:

ロシア南西部，北カフカス，スタブロポリ地方の都市。スタブロポリの南東約 140km，大カフカス山脈中西部北麓にあり，クマ川支流ポドクモク川にのぞむ。北カフカスの鉱泉地帯の中心地で，多数のサナトリウム，治療用温泉，病院があり，観光施設も完備し，保養地として知られる。 1841年この地で決闘で倒れたロシアの詩人レールモントフに関する史跡や博物館がある。ロストフナドヌーとアゼルバイジャンの首都バクーを結ぶ幹線鉄道から分岐する支線が通じ，ハイウェーが通る。空港もある。人口 14万2397（2010）。

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