Labinsk

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Labinsk
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Information
Country:	Russia
State:	Krasnodar Krai
Population:	56,000
Major roads:	R217
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Labinsk (Russian: Лабинск) is a city in Russia, located in Krasnodar Krai.

• The population is about 56,000.
• The city is located on the right bank of the Laba River, in the foothills of the Greater Caucasus range, 180 km southeast of Krasnodar.
• It is 1,415 km from Moscow and 202 km by road to the Black Sea (Tuapse).
• The city is connected by two road bridges over the Laba River to Koshekhablsky District of the Republic of Adygea.
• The Kuksa River, a right tributary of the Laba, also flows through Labinsk.
• Labinsk features a local spa, the "Laba" balneological sanatorium, on Vodostochnaya Street. The sanatorium uses mineral water from two wells and has several thermal pools.
• Hitchhikers typically pass through Labinsk in transit on the R217 between Maykop (from the mountains of Adygea) and Armavir (on the "Kavkaz" highway).

Hitchhiking out

West towards Maykop on R217

Option 1 - Kazenno-Kuzhorskoye (bus stop, exit to the west)

Take local buses 202, 203, 422, 831, 839, or 4585 from the bus station to the settlement of Kazenno-Kuzhorskoye. At the western turn there is a cafe with a convenient pull-off bay (no streetlights). Slightly further along the highway, there is a petrol station with lights and a chebureki snack bar.

East towards Armavir on R217

Option 1 - Ring road near the cemetery

There is a roundabout on the bypass road near the cemetery. You can take buses 064, 121, 147, 582, 610, 839, or 4585 to the cemetery. There are streetlights at the exit of the roundabout; no guard rails.

Accommodation and Sleep

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Paid

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