Gezinchu Explained

43.05°N 56°WGezinchu (Russian: Гезинчу, Chechen: Гезин-Чу, Gezin-Çu)^[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Gezinchu is incorporated into Kurchalinskoye rural settlement. It is one of the six settlements included in it.^[2]

Geography

Gezinchu is located on the border between Vedensky District and Kurchaloyevsky District. It is located 40km (30miles) north-east of Vedeno.

The nearest settlements to Gezinchu are Enikali in the north-west, Khashki-Mokhk in the north-east, Bas-Gordali in the south-east, and Shirdi-Mokhk in the south-west.

History

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Gezinchu was renamed, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan.^[3] From 1944 to 1958, it was a part of the Vedensky District of the Dagestan ASSR.

In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Gezinchu.^[4]

Population

• 1990 Census: 125
• 2002 Census: 136
• 2010 Census: 73^[5]
• 2019 estimate: 140

According to the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Gezinchu were ethnic Chechens.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ярташ . "Даймохк" газет . ru-RU.
2. Web site: Сельское поселение Курчалинское (Чеченская Республика) . www.bankgorodov.com.
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 . 2019-09-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190806193408/http://lawru.info/dok/1957/01/09/n1193134.htm . 2019-08-06 . dead .
5. Web site: ВПН-2010 . www.gks.ru.