Mineralnye Vody (Russian: Минеральные Воды) is a spa town located in the Stavropol Krai in southwestern Russia. It lies along the Kuma River and the main rail line between Rostov-na-Donu and Baku (Azerbaijan). A spa town is a town frequented, in times past, for health reasons, to take the waters. The name derives from the Belgian town Spa, and in continental Europe, a spa was known as a ville deau (town of water). ... Jump to: navigation, search Stavropol Krai (СтавропоÌльÑкий край) is a regional subdivision of Russia. ... Kuma is a river in Russia. ... The kremlin in Rostov Rostov (Russian: Росто́в) is one of the oldest towns in Russia and an important tourist centre of the so called Golden ring. ... Jump to: navigation, search Satellite view of Baku The Baku harbour on the south of Absheron peninsula The Maiden Tower in old town Baku Bakı (Azeri: Bakı, Russian: Баку), also known as Baku, is the capital of Azerbaijan. ...
Mineralnye Vody is a spa (its name means "mineral waters" in the Russian language) with mineral springs on the northern edge of the Caucasus Mountains. It has an airport (Code: MRV) serving other Caucasian spa-resorts. Jump to: navigation, search The term spa, derived from the Belgian town of Spa, is traditionally used to mean a place where water that is believed to have special health-giving properties occurs. ... Jump to: navigation, search Russian (Russian: руÑÑкий Ñзык, russkij jazyk, listen â–¶(?)) is the most widely spoken language of Europe and the most widespread of the Slavic languages. ... Mineral water is water containing minerals or other dissolved substances that alter its taste or give it therapeutic value. ... The Caucasus Mountains is a mountain range between the Black and Caspian seas in the Caucasus region, usually considered the southeastern limit of Europe. ...
The MineralnyeVody airport history goes back to 1925 to the air station of a small building made of adobe bricks with a steppe behind.
In the 30-th MineralnyeVody airport was considered to be the largest in the country but it wasn't well developed for the moment.
In 1988 the MineralnyeVody airport was reorganized into the MineralnyeVody Civil Aviation Enterprise headed by the first class pilot Babaskin V.V. In August 1995 it was reorganized into the State United Venture "Kavminvodyavia".
Russian Interfax news agency reported that at least one gunman armed with an automatic weapon was demanding access to the airport runway at MineralnyeVody and an unrestricted line of communications with the Russian authorities.
MineralnyeVody, about 700 km south of Moscow, is a popular resort town in the Caucasus Mountains not far from the border with Chechnya.
In 1992, two armed hijackers seized a bus with 18 passengers in MineralnyeVody and demanded the release of two jailed friends.
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