Itum-Kale Explained

Itum-Kale (Russian: Итум-Кале, Chechen: Итон-Кхаьлла, Iton-Qälla), also spelled as Itum-Kali (Russian: Итум-Кали) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Itum-Kalinsky District, the Chechen Republic, Russia. Population: In 1944 the area's Chechen inhabitants were deported on the order of Joseph Stalin and the area transferred to Georgia; this decision was reversed in the late 1950s and the Chechens who had survived were allowed to return.^[1]

People from Itum-Kale

• Pasikhat Dzhukalaeva - supercentenarian was born nearby.^{[2] [3] [4]}

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42.7344°N 45.7419°W

Notes and References

1. Book: State Building and Conflict Resolution in the Caucasus . Hille . Charlotte . 2010 . Koninklijke Brill NV . Leiden, the Netherlands . 978-90-04-17901-1 . 59–60.
2. Web site: BBC Russian Мирная жизнь в военное время. www.bbc.com. 2020-04-17.
3. Web site: Международное Агентство Рекордов и Достижений. www.marid.ru. 2020-04-18.
4. Web site: Главная бабушка планеты Новые Известия. newizv.ru. ru. 2020-04-18.