Kamennomostsky

44°18′N 40°14′E

Kamennomostsky (Russian: Каменномо́стский; lit. stone bridge; Adyghe: Хьаджэкъо, Ḥadžəqo), also known as Khadzhokh (Хаджо́х) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Maykopsky District of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located on the Belaya River 40 kilometers (25 mi) south of Maykop. Population: 7,213 (2010 Census);[1] 7,580 (2002 Census);[2] 8,292 (1989 Soviet census).[3]

Flag of Kamennomostsky

Coat of arms of Kamennomostsky

An Adyghe aul, famous for its prolonged resistance against Russian rule in the Caucasian War of 1817–1864, was located on the territory of this settlement. In 1862, a Cossack outpost was built in place of the ravaged aul, which later grew into the stanitsa of Kamennomostskaya (Каменномостская). The stanitsa was granted urban-type settlement status in 1948 but was demoted to rural locality on March 10, 2011.[4]

Khadzhokh canyon (Хаджохская теснина), which is 45 meters (148 ft) deep but only 3 meters (9.8 ft) wide, is located on the Belaya River near the settlement. The modern name of the settlement is after a collapsed rock that forms a natural bridge across the canyon.

References

1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
2. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
3. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
4. Государственный Совет — Хасэ Республики Адыгея. Закон №417 от 10 марта 2011 г. «Об отнесении посёлка городского типа Каменномостского к категории посёлков — сельских населённых пунктов». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Советская Адыгея", №47, 12 марта 2011 г. (State Council — Khase of the Republic of Adygea. Law #417 of March 10, 2011 On Re-Categorizing the Urban-Type Settlement of Kamennomostsky as a Settlement—a Rural Locality. Effective as of after ten days from the day of the official publication.).

External links

• Tourism in Kamennomostsky (in Russian)