Luchek Explained

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]

Geography

Luchek is located at the height of 1679m, 13 km northwest of Rutul (the district's administrative centre) by road.[4]

History

In all known medieval documents about the Rutul Federation, Luchek is mentioned as one of the key settlements of this state.[5]

Nationalities

Rutulians live there.

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306004542/http://rutul.etnosmi.ru/one_stat.php?id=30627 Жемчужины Рутульской мысли: Пословицы, поговорки и загадки Рутульского народа
  2. https://mapdata.ru/dagestan/rutulskiy-rayon/selo-luchek/ Село Лучек на карте
  3. Book: Памятная книжка Дагестанской области . Е. И. Козубскій . Темиръ-Ханъ-Шура . 1895 . Русская типографія .
  4. Web site: Сайт "Рутульцы XXI век" — "Село Лучек" . 2015-12-06 . 2015-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151208133925/http://rutulets.ru/history/selo-luchek.html .
  5. Book: Л.И. Лавров . Рутульцы. 1955 . Москва . 150.