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Tyrnyauz is a town and the administrative center of Elbrussky District of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia, located on the main road leading to the Upper Baksan valley area and on the main climbing route for Mount Elbrus.
Tyrnyauz is the largest town in the Baksan Valley and an essential provisioning point for trips into the Elbrus region.
It was founded around a tungsten mine and processing plant, which still stands but is no longer in operation. Town status was granted in 1955. In July 2000, the town was devastated by a massive flood and mudslide. Apartment
blocks were buried in mud up to the fourth floor. No reliable figures
exist for the number of casualties. The town has largely recovered as of
2004, but scars are still clearly visible.