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Caves in Russia map & data

There are 1,659 caves mapped in Russia, spread over 62 regions. The most are in Krasnodar Krai (333), Karachay-Cherkessia (147) and Adygea (89). 68% of them carry a name. Well-known examples include Большая Азишская, Капова пещера and Денисова пещера.

1,659locations

62regions

47 KBlayer size

November 2026updated

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Caves by region

Region	Locations	Share
Krasnodar Krai	333	20%
Karachay-Cherkessia	147	8.9%
Adygea	89	5.4%
Chelyabinsk Oblast	82	4.9%
Samara Oblast	81	4.9%
Bashkortostan	80	4.8%
Primorsky Krai	76	4.6%
Sverdlovsk Oblast	65	3.9%
Krasnoyarsk Krai	64	3.9%
Tyumen Oblast	51	3.1%
Arkhangelsk Oblast	49	3.0%
Voronezh Oblast	38	2.3%
Leningrad oblast	37	2.2%
Altai Krai	36	2.2%
Perm Krai	36	2.2%
Altai Republic	28	1.7%
Khakassia	26	1.6%
Stavropol Krai	23	1.4%
Kabardino-Balkaria	22	1.3%
Kamchatka Krai	21	1.3%
Khabarovsk Krai	20	1.2%
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast	19	1.1%
Tatarstan	17	1.0%
Irkutsk Oblast	16	1.0%
Sakhalin Oblast	16	1.0%
Jewish Autonomous Oblast	15	0.9%
Kemerovo Oblast	14	0.8%
Dagestan	14	0.8%
Tver Oblast	12	0.7%
Republic of Karelia	11	0.7%
Volgograd Oblast	7	0.4%
Kaluga Oblast	7	0.4%
Orenburg Oblast	7	0.4%
Tula Oblast	6	0.4%
North Ossetia?Alania	6	0.4%
Mari El	6	0.4%
Moscow Oblast	6	0.4%
Novosibirsk Oblast	6	0.4%
Ryazan Oblast	5	0.3%
Belgorod Oblast	5	0.3%
Buryatia	5	0.3%
Sakha Republic	5	0.3%
Kirov Oblast	4	0.2%
Komi Republic	4	0.2%
Pskov Oblast	4	0.2%
Rostov Oblast	4	0.2%
Astrakhan Oblast	4	0.2%
Moscow	4	0.2%
Tuva	4	0.2%
Magadan Oblast	4	0.2%
Murmansk Oblast	3	0.2%
Penza Oblast	2	0.1%
Kursk Oblast	2	0.1%
Saratov Oblast	2	0.1%
Ulyanovsk Oblast	2	0.1%
Ingushetia	1	0.1%
Zabaykalsky Krai	1	0.1%
Oryol Oblast	1	0.1%
Udmurtia	1	0.1%
Lipetsk Oblast	1	0.1%
Vladimir Oblast	1	0.1%
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug	1	0.1%

Notable caves in Russia

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Every cave in the layer comes with its name, kind, elevation (peaks), the region it is in, latitude and longitude. Cave entrances.

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How many caves are there in Russia?

This layer holds 1,659 caves in Russia, the most of them in Krasnodar Krai. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.

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The name, kind, elevation (peaks), the region it is in, latitude and longitude.

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