Izberbash

Izberbash (Russian: Избербаш) is a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located on the coast of the Caspian Sea 56 kilometers (35 mi) southeast of Makhachkala. Population: 56,301 (2010 Census preliminary results); 39,365 (2002 Census); 28,122 (1989 Census). It was founded in 1932 as an oil extraction settlement. Town status was granted to it in 1949. Administratively, it is incorporated as the Town of Izberbash—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. Municipally, the Town of Izberbash is incorporated as Izberbash Urban Okrug. A majority (57%) of the population are Dargins.