43°03′N 46°10′E / 43.050°N 46.167°E Gezinchu (Russian: Гезинчу, Chechen: Гезин-Чу, Gezin-Çu)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Gezinchu is incorporated into Kurchalinskoye rural settlement. It is one of the six settlements included in it.[2]
Geography
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Gezinchu is located on the border between Vedensky District and Kurchaloyevsky District. It is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-east of Vedeno.
The nearest settlements to Gezinchu are Enikali in the north-west, Khashki-Mokhk in the north-east, Bas-Gordali in the south-east, and Shirdi-Mokhk in the south-west.
History
In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Gezinchu was renamed, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan.[3] From 1944 to 1958, 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, Gezinchu.[4]
Population
- 1990 Census: 125
- 2002 Census: 136
- 2010 Census: 73[5]
- 2019 estimate: 140
According to the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Gezinchu were ethnic Chechens.
References
- ^ "Ярташ". "Даймохк" газет (in Russian).
- ^ "Сельское поселение Курчалинское (Чеченская Республика)". www.bankgorodov.com.
- ^ "Потери вооруженных сил России и СССР в вооруженных конфликтах на Северном Кавказе (1920–2000 годы)". www.demoscope.ru.
- ^ "О восстановлении Чечено-Ингушской АССР и упразднении Грозненской области". lawru.info (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
- ^ "ВПН-2010". www.gks.ru.
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