Must-see river spot · Makhachkala Urban Okrug, Dagestan
Chechen Island
Чечень
Chechen Island is a river spot in Makhachkala Urban Okrug, Dagestan.
Chechen Island: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.
Best time to visit Chechen Island
Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Chechen Island — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 43.96773, 47.70616. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Chechen Island
- Чеченский · beach · Makhachkala Urban Okrug · ~7 km · Must-see
- Аграханский заказник · sanctuary · Kizlyarsky · ~31 km
- Balka Alganburun · viewpoint · Kizlyarsky · ~50 km
- Balka Kuruterek · viewpoint · Kizlyarsky · ~58 km
- Vodokhranilishche Okean · lake · Tsumadinsky · ~58 km
- Tyuleniy Island · river spot · Kizlyarsky · ~73 km
- Tyuleniy Island · river spot · Lagansky · ~74 km
- Никите Григорьевичу Ермошкину · fort · Makhachkala Urban Okrug · ~6 km
- Bazar · river spot · Makhachkala Urban Okrug · ~8 km
- Yaichny · river spot · Makhachkala Urban Okrug · ~9 km
- Яичный остров · river spot · Makhachkala Urban Okrug · ~9 km
- Мечеть · dargah · Kizlyarsky · ~33 km
- Храм Николая Чудотворца · church · Kizlyarsky · ~33 km
- Мечеть · dargah · Kizlyarsky · ~37 km
- Ozero Duyusak · lake · Kizlyarsky · ~39 km
- Beshenoye Vodokhranilishche · lake · Kizlyarsky · ~42 km
- Travyanoye Vodokhranilishche · lake · Kizlyarsky · ~52 km
- Vodokhranilishche Bol’shoy Achikol’ · lake · Kizlyarsky · ~55 km
Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Chechen Island
- Tyuleniy Island · river spot · Kizlyarsky · ~73 km
- Tyuleniy Island · river spot · Lagansky · ~74 km
- Nordovy · river spot · Shelkovskoy · ~100 km
- Нордовый остров · river spot · Dagestan · ~100 km
- Bazar · river spot · Makhachkala Urban Okrug · ~8 km
- Yaichny · river spot · Makhachkala Urban Okrug · ~9 km
- Яичный остров · river spot · Makhachkala Urban Okrug · ~9 km
- Morskoy Biryuchok · river spot · Lagansky · ~122 km
- Морской Бирючок · river spot · Tarumovsky · ~123 km
- Morskaya Chapura · river spot · Lagansky · ~126 km
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Frequently asked
Are boats running today?
No visitor has reported the boating status for Chechen Island yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Chechen Island?
September to February; boat services pause in floods. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Chechen Island?
Nearby: Чеченский (beach, 7 km), Аграханский заказник (sanctuary, 31 km), Balka Alganburun (viewpoint, 50 km), Balka Kuruterek (viewpoint, 58 km), Vodokhranilishche Okean (lake, 58 km), Tyuleniy Island (river spot, 73 km).
Is Chechen Island worth visiting?
Chechen Island is listed as a must-see river spot in Dagestan on Spotwander.