[2] Dombay is situated within the Teberda Nature Reserve (zapovednik) and is a tourist destination.

[citation needed] In January 2013, the ski resort made international headlines when a man died from a broken neck and another was badly injured when a Zorb rolled out of control down a mountain, hitting rocks and eventually coming to a stop 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) away on a frozen lake in Dombay.

[9][10][11][12] After the incident made international headlines, Russian authorities called for tougher safety laws.

[13] Within the framework of administrative divisions, the resort settlement of Dombay is subordinated to the town of republic significance of Karachayevsk.

[1] Within the framework of municipal divisions, Dombay is a part of Karachayevsky Urban Okrug.