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Zelenchukskaya (Russian: Зеленчу́кская) is a rural locality (a stanitsa) and the administrative center of Zelenchuksky District of the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Zelenchuk River. Population: 19,449 (2010 Census); 21,025 (2002 Census); 20,455 (1989 Census). In terms of population, it is the most populous rural locality in the republic.
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Map of Zelenchukskaya, Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia
The Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science is located to the south of the stanitsa. In 2015, it detected signals that might have come from a possible advanced extraterrestrial civilization, which are now being investigated by SETI.
History
The stanitsa was founded on May 1, 1859 and named after the river on which it stands.
Demographics
In 2002, the population included:
References
Zelenchukskaya Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA