Cherkessk
Cher kessk |CHirˈk (y )esk tʃɪrˌkjɛsk | a city in the Caucasus in southern Russia, capital of the republic of Karachai-Cherkessia; pop 113,000.
Cherkessk |tʃəˈkɛsk | a city in the Caucasus in southern Russia, capital of the republic of Karachai-Cherkessia; pop. 116,300 (est. 2008 ).