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- Jessentuki, or Essentuki
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Yessentuki-Mud Bath Spa
Mud bath spa in Yessentuki, Russia.
Yessentuki
Russia
Also known as: Essentuki, Jessentuki
Yessentuki, city, Stavropol kray (territory), southwestern Russia, in the valley of the Podkumok River. It was founded in 1798, developed as a fortress in the 1830s, and became a city in 1917. It is located at mineral springs at the base of the Caucasus Mountains. The city is composed of an old Cossack village in the southern sector and a newer city in the north. It is a major health resort, with sanatoriums and medicinal mud baths. It also has food-processing and garment industries. Pop. (2006 est.) 80,989.
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