Teberda (, , Teberdi) is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk in the Karachay–Cherkess Republic, Russia, located in the Caucasus Mountains south of Cherkessk at the elevation of about . Population: The Teberda River flows through the town. It is the gateway to the Teberda Nature Reserve, an area is known for its natural environment and hiking trails.
History It was founded in 1868 as a Karachay settlement, and was originally called Baychoralany-Kyabak. According to the 1926 census, it had a population of 909, 80.1% Karachay and 8.9% Russian.
During World War II, in 1942, hundreds of local Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by Germans.
From 1944 till 1957 Teberda was part of Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic. Town status was granted in 1971.
Demographics In 2002, the population included: Karachays (64.0%) Russians (29.1%) Ossetians (1.1%) all other ethnicities comprising less than 1% of population each.
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