Usug Explained

Official Name:Usug
Native Name:Усуг
Усугъ
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:Kurakhsky District
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Utc Offset1:+3:00
Coordinates:41.6667°N 82°W[1]

Usug (Aghul: Усугъ /uˈsuh/; Lezghian: Усар, Russian: Усуг) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Usugsky Selsoviet, Kurakhsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 314 as of 2010.[2] There are 4 streets.[3]

Geography

Usug is located 19 km northwest of Kurakh (the district's administrative centre) by road and 15 km southeast of Richa village in the valley of Aqarletsw river. Gelkhen and Kvardal are the nearest rural localities.[4]

Nationalities

Aghul people live there. The majority of villagers are part of eight families called tukhums. Previously in early historical periods each tukhum occupied certain area or neighborhood of village, but in recent times mixing of occupied areas happened has happened. Families of Usug village: Tariqkhar (Тарихъар), Ibayar (Ибаяр), 'alirar (ГӀалирар), Maharamar (Магьарамар), Kattirar (Каттирар), Tyurkiyar (Туьркийар), Ta'liyar (ТӀагӀлийар), 'arabar (ГӀарабар).

Demographics

Population !1926!1939!1970!1989!2002!2010
405↗480↗502↘288↗299↗314

Language

People of Usug village speaks in Keren (Richa) dialect of Aghul language. Together with villages Kvardal, Ukuz and Xveredzh they form Usug speech of Keren dialect which slightly differs from Bedyuk and Richa speeches.

Notes and References

  1. https://mapdata.ru/dagestan/kurahskiy-rayon/selo-usug/ Село Усуг на карте
  2. 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 Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Таблица № 11. Численность населения городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений, городских и сельских населённых пунктов Республики Дагестан
  3. https://mapdata.ru/dagestan/kurahskiy-rayon/selo-usug/ Село Усуг на карте
  4. https://routes.votpusk.ru/distance.asp?from=ac057c7a-8220-480d-8928-fc311a47e618&to=82ddba6c-21f5-4a58-9dc5-e63f0e4d43a7 Расстояние от Усуга до Кураха ~ 23 км