Mekhkadettan-Irze (Chechen: Мехкадаьттан-Ирзе, Mexkadättan-Irze; Russian: Нефтянка),[1] also known by Russian name Neftyanka, is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.
Municipally, Neftyanka is incorporated into Vedenskoye rural settlement. It is one of the four settlements included in it.[2]
Neftyanka is located on the left bank of the Akhkichu River, opposite from the village of Vedeno.
The nearest settlements to Neftyanka are Eshilkhatoy in the north-west, Zelamkhin-Kotar in the north, Vedeno in the north-east, and Dyshne-Vedeno in the east.[3]
In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Neftyanka was renamed, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan.[4] From 1944 to 1957, 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, Mekhkadettan-Irze.[5]
According to the results of 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Mekhadettan-Irze were ethnic Chechens.