Khuri, Republic of Dagestan explained
| Official Name: | Khuri |
| Native Name: | Хури
Хьур |
| Settlement Type: | Selo |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Dagestan#Russia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Russia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Republic of Dagestan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Laksky District |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Utc Offset1: | +3:00 |
| Coordinates: | 42.1667°N 54°W[1] |
Khuri (Russian: Хури; Хьур) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Khurinsky Selsoviet, Laksky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 518 as of 2010.[2] There are 3 streets.[3]
Geography
Khuri is located 141 km southwest of Makhachkala,[4] 2 km northeast of Kumukh (the district's administrative centre) by road, on the right bank of the Kazikumukhskoye Koysu River. Kumukh and Khurukra are the nearest rural localities.[5]
Nationalities
Laks live there.
Famous residents
- Mikail Kalilov (general)
- Khayrutdin Gadzhiyev (cardiologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor, author and co-author of about 200 scientific works)
- Gabib Tsakhayev (physiologist, doctor of natural sciences, doctor of biological sciences, member of the International Academy of Cosmononautics, professor of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences)
- Nabi Tsakhayev (doctor of medical Sciences, professor)
- Zaidat Musayeva (neurologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor)
- Gadzhi Gadzhiev (cardiologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor)
Sights
- Kumukh fortress
- Mosque-museum built in 1572.
- Cannons of the tsarist army of the 18th century.
- Mausoleum "Musa katta".
- Vacilou mount
Notes and References
- https://mapdata.ru/dagestan/lakskiy-rayon/selo-huri/ Село Хури на карте
- Web site: Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Таблица № 11. Численность населения городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений, городских и сельских населённых пунктов Республики Дагестан . 2020-11-11 . 2013-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131224113210/http://dagstat.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/dagstat/resources/b698fa00421f084fbfb3ff2d59c15b71/%D0%92%D0%9F%D0%9D+%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC1.rar . dead .
- https://mapdata.ru/dagestan/lakskiy-rayon/selo-huri/ Село Хури на карте
- https://routes.votpusk.ru/distance.asp?from=cc6598ec-5167-4648-bf8a-e4107761b72f&to=ad30ec09-d513-427d-b128-22336cd2e6f6 Расстояние от Махачкалы до Хури ~ 141 км
- https://all-routes.ru/rasstoyanie-khuri_ru-kumukh Расстояние от Хури до Кумуха 2 км
