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Mesedoy43°01′14″N 46°07′19″E / 43.02056°N 46.12194°E Mesedoy (Russian: Меседой, Chechen: Месдой-КӀотар)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal statusMunicipally, Mesedoy is incorporated into Guninskoye rural settlement. It is one of the four settlements included in it.[2] Geography.png) Mesedoy is located in the upper reaches of one of the left tributaries of the Gums River. It is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north-east of Vedeno. The nearest settlements to Mesedoy are Guni in the north-west, Nizhny Kurchali and Shirdi-Mokhk in the north-east, Ersenoy in the south-east, and Agishbatoy in the south-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 Mesedoy was renamed, 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, Mesada.[5] Population
According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Mesedoy were ethnic Chechens. InfrastructureThe village of Mesedoy hosts one primary school. References
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