What is Nalchik?
[[Image:Белый дом КБР.jpg|thumb|250px|Nalchik]] [[Image:Coat of Arms of Nalchik since 2011.png|right|90px]] [[Image:Flag of Nalchik (Kabardino-Balkaria).png|right|250px]] '''Nalchik''' ({{lang-ru|Нальчик|p=ˈnalʲtɕɪk}}; [[Kabardian language|Kabardian]]: {{lang|kbd|Налщӏэч}} /{{IPA|naːɮɕʼakʲ}}/; {{lang-krc|Нальчик}} /{{IPA|naltsɯk}}/) is the [[capital city]] of the [[Kabardino-Balkar Republic]], [[Russia]]. It is in the foothills of the [[Caucasus Mountains]]. In 2010, 240,203 people lived there. It was occupied during [[World War II]] from 1942 to 1943 by Romanian troops, and was also the site of a forced labor camp, not far from the nearest valley in the area,known for it's systematic abuses, assaults, and tortures, of Russian citizens, nearly all of them targeted who were not [[Roman Catholic]] and/or [[Eastern Orthodox]]. It was liberated on a cold winter very early January day. {{Russian republics capitals}} {{Cities of Military Glory}} [[Category:Spa towns]] {{authority control}} {{europe-stub}} [[Category:Capitals of republics of Russia]]