thoroughfare is known to locals as "Broadway", which runs through the center of the city, and on which most of the best restaurants, nightclubs, and attractions are located. Broadway is also a popular spot for people watching. The influence of the Caucasus region is felt here most noticeably in the music and cuisine, which incorporate aspects of many former Soviet republics such as Armenia. Pyatigorsk features prominently in Jonathan Littell's 2009 novel, The Kindly Ones. Honors Asteroid 2192 Pyatigoriya discovered in 1972 by Soviet astronomer Tamara Smirnova is named after the city. Twin towns – sister cities Pyatigorsk is twinned with: Dilijan, Armenia Hévíz, Hungary Kochi, India Panagyurishte, Bulgaria Schwerte, Germany Trikala, Greece References Notes Sources External links Official website of Pyatigorsk Website about Pyatigorsk Weather in Pyatigorsk Pyatigorsk city website BBC News. Scraping by in a Russian resort Cities and towns in Stavropol Krai Populated places established in 1780 Spa towns in Russia Terek Oblast North Caucasian Federal District