Stary Achkhoy

43°07′50″N 45°17′51″E Stary Achkhoy (Russian: Старый Ачхой, Chechen: Ӏашхой-КӀотар,[1] Jaşxoy-Khotar) is a rural locality (a selo) in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Stary Achkhoy is incorporated as Staro-Achkhoyskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is the only settlement included in it.[2]

Geography

Map of Achkhoy-Martanovsky District with Stary Achkhoy highlighted

Stary Achkhoy is located on both banks of the Achkhu River. It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) south-east of the town of Achkhoy-Martan and 44 kilometres (27 mi) south-west of the city of Grozny.

The nearest settlements to Stary Achkhoy are Bamut in the west, Achkhoy-Martan in the north-west, Katyr-Yurt in the north-east, and Yandi in the east.[3]

History

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Stary Achkhoy was renamed to Kizilovo, and settled by people from other ethnic groups.[4] From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Novoselsky District of Grozny Oblast.

In 1957, when the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old name, Stary Achkhoy.[5]

Population

• 1990 Census: 658[6]
• 2002 Census: 911[7]
• 2010 Census: 940[8]
• 2019 estimate: 870

According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Stary Achkhoy were ethnic Chechens.

References

1. "Ярташ". "Даймохк" газет (in Russian).
2. "Сельское поселение Старо-Ачхойское (Чеченская Республика)". www.bankgorodov.com.
3. "Карта Чеченской республики подробная с районами, селами и городами. Схема и спутник онлайн". 1maps.ru.
4. "Потери вооруженных сил России и СССР в вооруженных конфликтах на Северном Кавказе (1920–2000 годы)". www.demoscope.ru.
5. "О восстановлении Чечено-Ингушской АССР и упразднении Грозненской области". lawru.info (in Russian).
6. "Наши издания - Архивное управление Правительства Чеченской Республики". arhiv-chr.ru.
7. Kashnitsky, Ilya (11 April 2017). "Municipality level Russian Census data 2002 and 2010". doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/CSKMU. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
8. "ВПН-2010". www.gks.ru.