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Eshilkhatoy42°57′49″N 46°03′14″E / 42.96361°N 46.05389°E Eshilkhatoy (Russian: Эшилхатой, Chechen: Эшилхата, Eşilxata)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal statusMunicipally, Eshilkhatoy is incorporated into Vedenskoye rural settlement. It is one of the four settlements included in it.[2] Geography.png) Eshilkhatoy is located on the right bank of the Elistanhzi River. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the village of Vedeno. The nearest settlements to Eshilkhatoy are Zelamkhin-Kotar in the north-east, Vedeno in the east, Mekhkadettan-Irze in the south-east, and Elistanzhi in the west.[3] HistoryIn 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Eshilkhatoy was renamed to Zebirkolo, 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, Eshilkhata.[5] Population
According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Eshilkhatoy were ethnic Chechens. References
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