Russian Cities Starting with D

Russia has numerous cities and towns beginning with **D** (Cyrillic **Д**). Here are notable examples:

Major Cities (>100k population)

• Dzerzhinsk (Дзержинск) — Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, 230k; chemical industry center.
• Dimitrovgrad (Димитровград) — Ulyanovsk Oblast, 115k; nuclear research (Rosatom).
• Derbent (Дербент) — Dagestan, 120k; ancient fortress city, UNESCO site, ~5,000 years old.

Regional Centers & Notable Towns

• Dolgoprudny (Долгопрудный) — Moscow Oblast, 120k; MIPT university, aerospace.
• Dmitrov (Дмитров) — Moscow Oblast, 65k; historic kremlin, 1154 founded.
• Dubna (Дубна) — Moscow Oblast, 70k; JINR (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research).
• Donetsk (Донецк) — de facto DPR / de jure Ukraine; major industrial (pre-war 900k).
• Donskoy (Донской) — Tula Oblast, 60k; coal mining.
• Davlekanovo (Давлеканово) — Bashkortostan, 24k; oil, agriculture.
• Divnogorsk (Дивногорск) — Krasnoyarsk Krai, 30k; Krasnoyarsk Hydroplant.

Note on Dagestan

Dagestan is a republic (federal subject), not a city. Its capital is Makhachkala.

Russian city names often reflect: founders (Dmitrov), rivers (Donetsk, Donskoy), Soviet figures (Dzerzhinsk, Dimitrovgrad), or geography (Divnogorsk = "wondrous mountains").