Derbent had 25,000 population in 1926, of which majority were Turkish people. In the first quarter the 20th century, Derbent was a cultural center of Turks in Daghestan. Increasing steadily to 47,000 in 1959, 59,000 in 1971 and 75 in 1982, we see that population reached to the figure of 84,000 in Oedserü 1997. Derbent is one of two passages of Caucasia from north t osouth. Being on the way connecting Eacst Caucasia from north to south on Caspian Sea coast, the city is still in an important position today. Derbent is on the road connecting Russian Federation to Azerbaijan. Derbent is the second biggest cultural and industrial center of Daghestan after Mohackale. There are important educational institutions contributing to the cultural life of the city; for example Derbent Humanitarian Institute having Faculties of Managerial and Oriental Studies as well as Private Turgut Ozal Turkish College which was founded by Turkish businessmen in the country.
Being founded in agricultural areas on Caspian coast, Derbent has lands suitable of gardening and viticulture. In the city which is the vine producing center of Daghestan, we see a big fruit canned food plant as well as beer and liqueur plants. Vaxing machine plants, elektrosignal plants and construction sites are other important industrial establishments in the city. There is also a wool thread plant which has been working since 1930 in Derbent. Daghestans famous silk carpets are made of this thread produced in this plant. In Ogni, a worker site near Derbent, there is a glass bottle plant working with natural gas; the biggest one in Russian Federation.
Buynak: Buynak city was called Temir-Han Shura and stayed as an administrative center of Daghestan. It was called as Door to Mountains because it is founded on the roads to the mountainous region. Having historical works, Buynak was the center before socialist revolution for scholarship with its five schools of theology. In this time, the city had the only public library in the country. Little establishments and canned food plants were the only industrial establishment in the city. Today, Buynak is an important cultural and industrial city in Daghestan. Being demolished by the earthquakes in May 1970 and January 1975, the city was rebuilt with its new buildings and cultural premises. Today, there are many industrial establishment in the city such as shoe plants, fruit canning plants and meat preserving establishments.
Kaspiysk: Founded on a place 14 kms southeast of Mohaçkale and on Caspian Sea coast as a worker site, Kaspiysk has become a city in 1947. Being a neighbor to capital city, Kaspiysk is one of the industrial centers in Daghestan.
Hasavyurt: Being an industrial site until 1931, Hasavyurt is the third biggest city of Daghestan. There are many industrial establishment in the city such as sewing and equipment production plants together with canned food, brick, vine, meat and animal feed plants. At the same time Hasavyurt is the agricultural center of the country. The city was founded between 1614-16. It is one of the oldest cities after Derbent in North Caucasia.
Kizlar: Becoming a city in 1735, Kizlar has a electromagnetic plant as the biggest industrial establishment. Dagelectroaparat plant was built in Komsomolskiy plant near the city. There are also vine and liqueur plants for agricultural products in the city.
Izerbas: Izerbas was founded in 1934. It is an oil and equipment production center. Dagzeto plant produces electrical heating equipments. These products are exported to various countries in Asia, Afria and Europe.
Kizilyurt: Being founded in 1963, Kizilyurt is the youngest city in Daghestan. The city has been founded in hydro-electrical power plant area at Sulak river. There are many industrial establishments producing phosphoric salt and typewriter like machinery. There is a Dagelektroavtomat plant founded three kilometers away from the city.
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