Kaspiysk

Kaspiysk is a city of 116,000 (2018) on the Caspian Sea, 18 km (11 mi) southeast of Makhachkala in Dagestan. The center of Kaspiysk retains the appearance of a Soviet industrial city with a slight touch of a resort: it stands on the sea, and there is a lot of greenery on the streets.

Mosque in Kaspiysk

The city is one of the newer urban centers in Dagestan. It began in 1932 as a worker's encampment, serving the needs of the nearby naval diesel engine manufacturer, Dagdizel. At the time, it was called Dvigatelstroy (Дви́гательстро́й), based upon the Russian word for "engine". During World War II, the site grew due to the war effort, and it became a center for major arms producers. In 1947, the settlement received the status of a city, and was given its current name, reflecting its location on the shores of the Caspian Sea.

Orthodox Church of Icon of Our Lady of Kazan

The city is home to a large naval storage facility, and to machine-building factories, that produce diesel engines, electric motors, torpedoes, and other products for the Russian Navy, and other military and commercial use.

At the north side of the city is a seaport.

The city has a very mixed population of mountain peoples, including Leslie's, Darvin, Adarsh, Laks and Kumyks. Less than 10% of the population is Russian (2010).

There are fixed-route taxis.

Trolleybus route number 12 goes to the Dagdizel plant.

The city is not the most remarkable and would attract only lovers of Soviet architecture if not for one highlight: in the sea, three kilometers from the city, there is the huge bulk of an abandoned Torpedo workshop.

• 🌍 Dagdizel Palace of Culture. The Caspian recreation center was built in several stages for between 1940 and 1967. The result is an unusual shape - it consists of two separate buildings, together forming something similar to symmetry, and content - although in general the palace is attributed to Stalinist neoclassicism, the later parts are more like modernism. A park has been preserved around the palace. (updated Apr 2021)
• 🌍 Torpedo workshop 8. It was built in the constructivist style for testing torpedoes, and was abandoned in 1966. From a distance it can be seen from the embankment, in good weather there are people with boats who are ready to give a ride closer. (updated Apr 2021)

• FC Anzhi Makhachkala football club, Anzhi Arena stadium. They compete in the Russian Football Premier League. 

• Sochno Vostochno Sushi Na Zakaz, Makhachkalinskaya Ulitsa, 80а / Махачкалинская ул., 80а, ☏ +7 9117186666. (updated Nov 2021)

• Grand Hotel, Komsomolskaya st. 1, ☏ +8 988 696-99-11. The hotel is by the sea, has a restaurant and cafe. Many different rooms from 4 stars. (updated Jul 2021)