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Khattuni

Coordinates: 42°58′49″N 45°56′15″E / 42.98028°N 45.93750°E / 42.98028; 45.93750
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42°58′49″N 45°56′15″E / 42.98028°N 45.93750°E / 42.98028; 45.93750 Khattuni (Russian: Хаттуни, Chechen: Хоттане, Xottane)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

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Municipally, Khattuni is incorporated as Khattuninskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is the only settlement included in it.[2]

Geography

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Map of Vedensky District. Khattuni is in the west

Khattuni is located on the left bank of the Khatuni River, a right tributary of the Dzhalka River. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of the village of Vedeno.

The nearest settlements to Khattuni are Elistanzhi in the south-east, Makhkety in the south-west, Tevzana in the west, and Agishty in the north-west.[3]

Name

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The name "Khottanye" translates roughly from Chechen as "swampy" or "muddy".

History

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In 1944, after the deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Khattuni was renamed to Konkhidatli, 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, Khottanye.[5]

Population

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  • 2002 Census: 1,572
  • 2010 Census: 2,626[6]
  • 2019 estimate: 2,828

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

Infrastructure

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Khattuni hosts several important buildings, including a mosque and a high school.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Ярташ". "Даймохк" газет (in Russian).
  2. ^ "Сельское поселение Хаттунинское (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). Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
  6. ^ "ВПН-2010". www.gks.ru.
  7. ^ "ИСЛАМСКАЯ МЕЧЕТЬ СЕЛА ХАТТУНИ, Чеченская республика".