Official Name: | Luchek |
Native Name: | Russian: Лучек Лычек (Lychek)[1] |
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: | Rutulsky District |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +3:00 |
Coordinates: | 41.6°N 65°W[2] |
Luchek (Russian: Лучек; Лычек (Lychek)) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Luchekskoye Rural Settlement, Rutulsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. Population: .
Luchek (like vliage Rutul) is the historical and political center of the Rutulian state formations. In 1895, Luchek became the Center of the Luchek Wilayah of the Samur okrug (district). In 1926 - the Center of the Luchek Section of the Samur district.[3]
Luchek is located at the height of 1679m, 13 km northwest of Rutul (the district's administrative centre) by road.[4]
In all known medieval documents about the Rutul Federation, Luchek is mentioned as one of the key settlements of this state.[5]
Rutulians live there.