Inzhich-Chukun44°03′N 41°47′E / 44.050°N 41.783°E Inzhich-Chukun (Russian: Инжич-Чукун; Abaza: Йынджьыгь-Чӏкӏвын) is a rural locality (an aul) and the administrative center of Abazinsky District in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, Russia, located on the banks of the Maly Zelenchuk River. Population: 2,592 (2010 Census);[1] mostly Abazins.[citation needed] It was founded by Russians in 1861.[citation needed] In 1925, its original name Zelenchuksko-Loovsky (Зеленчукско-Лоовский) was changed to Inzhich-Chukun, the Russified local name of Maly Zelenchuk, as a part of a campaign to remove the names of nobility (Loovsky in this case) from the toponyms.[citation needed] Inzhich-Chukun was a part of Khabezsky District prior to creation of Abazinsky District in 2006. References
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