Akhkinchu-Borzoy Explained

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Akhkinchu-Borzoy (Russian: Ахкинчу-Борзой<ref>{{cite web |title=Ярташ |url=http://daymohk-gazet.ru/ry |website="Даймохк" газет |language=ru-RU, Chechen: Аьхкинчу-Борзе,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ярташ |url=http://daymohk-gazet.ru/ry |website="Даймохк" газет |language=ru-RU Äxkinçu-Borze), also spelled as Akhkinchu-Borzoi, is a rural locality (a selo) in Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Akhkinchu-Borzoy is incorporated as Akhkinchu-Borzoyskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and the only settlement included in it.[1]

Geography

Akhkinchu-Borzoy is located on the left bank of the Gums River in a mountainous area. It is located 15km (09miles) south-east of the city of Kurchaloy and 57km (35miles) south-east of the city of Grozny.

The nearest settlements to Akhkinchu-Borzoy are Dzhigurty in the north, Gansolchu in the east, Yalkhoy-Mokhk in the south, and Khidi-Khutor in the south-west.[2]

History

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Akhkinchu-Borzoy was renamed to Novo-Ritlyab, and was settled by Avar people from the village of Ritlyab in the neighboring republic of Dagestan.[3]

In 1957, when the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Akhkinchu-Borze.[4]

On 12 January 2002, during a special operation, Salman Basayev, the father of Shamil Basayev, was apparently killed in the village.[5]

Population

According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Akhkinchu-Borzoy (1,887) were ethnic Chechens, with 2 people from other ethnic backgrounds.

Infrastructure

Akhkinchu-Borzoy hosts a mosque and one secondary school.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Сельское поселение Ахкинчу-Барзойское (Чеченская Республика) . www.bankgorodov.com.
  2. Web site: Карта Чеченской республики подробная с районами, селами и городами. Схема и спутник онлайн . 1maps.ru.
  3. Web site: Потери вооруженных сил России и СССР в вооруженных конфликтах на Северном Кавказе (1920-2000 годы) . www.demoscope.ru.
  4. Web site: О восстановлении Чечено-Ингушской АССР и упразднении Грозненской области . lawru.info . ru-RU . 2019-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190806193408/http://lawru.info/dok/1957/01/09/n1193134.htm . 2019-08-06 . dead .
  5. Web site: Убит отец Басаева? - . www.ural.ru . ru .
  6. Web site: Наши издания - Архивное управление Правительства Чеченской Республики . arhiv-chr.ru.
  7. Kashnitsky . Ilya . Municipality level Russian Census data 2002 and 2010 . en . 10.17605/OSF.IO/CSKMU . 11 April 2017.
  8. Web site: ВПН-2010 . www.gks.ru.