43.1306°N 45.2975°WStary Achkhoy (Russian: Старый Ачхой, Chechen: Ӏашхой-КӀотар,<ref>{{cite web |title=Ярташ |url=http://daymohk-gazet.ru/ry |website="Даймохк" газет |language=ru-RU Jaşxoy-Khotar) is a rural locality (a selo) in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.
Municipally, Stary Achkhoy is incorporated as Staro-Achkhoyskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is the only settlement included in it.[1]
Stary Achkhoy is located on both banks of the Achkhu River. It is located 9km (06miles) south-east of the town of Achkhoy-Martan and 44km (27miles) south-west of the city of Grozny.
The nearest settlements to Stary Achkhoy are Bamut in the west, Achkhoy-Martan in the north-west, Katyr-Yurt in the north-east, and Yandi in the east.[2]
In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Stary Achkhoy was renamed to Kizilovo, and settled by people from other ethnic groups.[3] From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Novoselsky District of Grozny Oblast.
In 1957, when the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old name, Stary Achkhoy.[4]
According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Stary Achkhoy were ethnic Chechens.