Kislovodsk
Kislovodsk (kēsləvôtskˈ) [key] [Rus., = sour water], city (1989 pop. 114,000), S European Russia, in the N Caucasus Mts. It is a famous health resort with mineral springs, sanatoriums, and a physico-therapeutical institute. Kislovodsk was founded in 1803.
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