Khambi-Irze

43°14′03″N 45°27′06″E / 43.23417°N 45.45167°E / 43.23417; 45.45167

Khambi-Irze (Russian: Хамби-Ирзи, Chechen: Хаьмбин-Ирзе,[1] Xämbin-Irze) is a rural locality (a selo) in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Khambi-Irze is incorporated as Khambi-Irzinskoye 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 Khambi-Irze highlighted

Khambi-Irze is located on the left bank of the Sunzha River. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of the town of Achkhoy-Martan and 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of the city of Grozny.

The nearest settlements to Khambi-Irze are Alkhan-Kala in the north-east, Kulary in the east, Gekhi in the south-east, Valerik in the south-west, Shaami-Yurt in the west, and Zakan-Yurt in the north-west.[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 Khambi-Irze (then, Khadis-Yurt) was renamed to Lermontovo, 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 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village was renamed again to Lermontov-Yurt.[5]

In the early 1990s, the modern name, Khambi-Irze was given to the village.

Population

  • 1990 Census: 2,144[6]
  • 2002 Census: 3,123[7]
  • 2010 Census: 3,297[8]
  • 2019 estimate: 3,852

According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Khambi-Irze were ethnic Chechens.

References

  1. ^ "Ярташ". "Даймохк" газет (in Russian).
  2. ^ "Сельское поселение Хамби-Ирзинское (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 2019-10-20.
  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.