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Achkhoy-Martan (russian: Ачхой-Мартан, ce, Iашхой-Марта, ''Jaşxoy-Marta'' or Тӏехьа-Марта, ''Theẋa-Marta'') is a
rural locality
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...
(a ''
selo'') in, and the administrative center of
Achkhoy-Martanovsky District
Achkhoy-Martanovsky District (russian: Ачхо́й-Марта́новский райо́н; ce, Тӏеьха-Мартан кӏошт, ''Theẋa-Martan khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #40-RZ district (raion), one of fif ...
,
Chechnya
Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...
.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Achkhoy-Martan is incorporated as
Achkhoy-Martanovskoye rural settlement
Achkhoy-Martanovsky District (russian: Ачхо́й-Марта́новский райо́н; ce, Тӏеьха-Мартан кӏошт, ''Theẋa-Martan khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #40-RZ district (raion), one of fif ...
. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is the only settlement included in it. Achkhoy-Martan, which is the largest rural settlement in Chechnya, is also the administrative center of
Achkhoy-Martanovsky District
Achkhoy-Martanovsky District (russian: Ачхо́й-Марта́новский райо́н; ce, Тӏеьха-Мартан кӏошт, ''Theẋa-Martan khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #40-RZ district (raion), one of fif ...
.
Geography
The
Fortanga River ( ce, Марта) flows through the center of the village. To the east of the village is the
Achkhu River. The name of the village comes from these two rivers.
Achkhoy-Martan is located south-west of the city of
Grozny
Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia.
The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a pop ...
. The nearest settlements to Achkhoy-Martan are
Novy Sharoy
Novy Sharoy (russian: Новый Шарой, ce, Керла-Шара, ''Kerla-Şara'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Novy Sharoy is incorporated as ...
in the north,
Shaami-Yurt
Shaami-Yurt (russian: Шаами-Юрт, ce, ШаӀми-Йурт, ''Şajmi-Yurt'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Shaami-Yurt is incorporated as Sh ...
in the north-east,
Katyr-Yurt
Katyr-Yurt (russian: Катыр-Юрт or Катар-Юрт, ce, Котар-Йурт, ''Kotar-Yurt'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Katyr-Yurt is in ...
in the east,
Stary Achkhoy
Stary Achkhoy (russian: Старый Ачхой, ce, Ӏашхой-КӀотар, ''Jaşxoy-Khotar'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Stary Achkhoy is i ...
and
Yandi in the south-east,
Bamut
Bamut (russian: Бамут, ce, Буммат, ''Bummat'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a ''village#Russia, selo'') in Sernovodsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Bamut is in ...
in the south-west, and
Assinovskaya
Assinovskaya (russian: Ассиновская, ce, Эха-Борзе, ''Exa-Borze'') is a rural locality (a ''stanitsa'') in Sunzhensky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Assinovskaya is incorporated as Assi ...
in the north-west.
History
In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the
Chechen-Ingush ASSR
The Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; inh, Нохч-ГӀалгӀай Автономе Советий Социализма Республика, Noxç-Ġalġay Avtonome Sovetiy Socializma Respublika; russian: Чече́но-И ...
was abolished, the village of Achkhoy-Martan was renamed to Novoselskoye, and settled by people from other ethnic groups. From 1944 to 1957, it was the administrative center of the Novoselsky District of
Grozny Oblast
Grozny Oblast (russian: Гро́зненская о́бласть) was an administrative entity (an ''oblast'') of the Russian SFSR that was established as Grozny Okrug () on 7 March 1944 and abolished on 9 January 1957.
Formation
After the 194 ...
.
In 1957, when the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old name, Achkhoy-Martan.
The village came to national attention in Russia in 1999 during the
second Chechen War
The Second Chechen War (russian: Втора́я чече́нская война́, ) took place in Chechnya and the border regions of the North Caucasus between the Russia, Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, from Augus ...
when it saw intense fighting and suffered severe destruction. This event is featured in the popular Russian war song
Ты только маме, что я в Чечне, не говори
Population
* 1959 Census: 8,389
* 1970 Census: 12,250
* 1979 Census: 12,276
* 1989 Census: 14,680
* 1990 Census: 15,101
* 2002 Census: 16,742
* 2010 Census: 20,172
* 2019 estimate: 24,212
According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Achkhoy-Martan (20,113 or 99.7%) were ethnic Chechens, with 59 people (0.3%) coming from other ethnic backgrounds.
Infrastructure
The district library in Achkhoy-Martan has around 70,000 books. The village also hosts nine secondary schools, an eight-year school, three kindergartens, and a youth center. Prior to the outbreak of hostilities, a boarding school was also present in Achkhoy-Martan. The village also hosts a mosque.
Industry
The Achkhoy-Martan state farm exists in the village, and engages in cereal crops, cattle breeding and gardening. The village also hosts the largest seed processing plant in Chechnya, as well as a plastic factory, one of the largest bases of building materials in the republic.
Sport
The village has its own football club "Marta", volleyball team "Achkhoy", a sports club, and hosts competitions in judo, karate, taekwondo and boxing.
Famous people
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Tamerlan Bashaev
Tamerlan Tausovich Bashaev ( rus, Тамерлан Таусович Башаев, , təmʲɪrˈɫan bɐˈʂa(ɪ̯)ɪf; born 22 April 1996) is a Russian judoka. In 2021, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's +100 kg event at the 2020 Sum ...
, judoka;
*
Yunus Desheriev, scholar and linguist;
*
Magomet Mamakaev
Magomet Mamakaev ( – 1973) was a Chechen poet, prose writer, publicist and literary critic. He is one of the founders of the modern Chechen literature.
Biography
Magomet Mamakaev was born on 16 December 1910, in the Chechen village Achkhoy ...
, Chechen poet, prose writer, publicist, and literary critic;
*
Magomed Bibulatov
Magomed Khasanovich Bibulatov (born August 22, 1988) is a Russian mixed martial artist currently fighting for ACA in the Bantamweight division. He competed in the flyweight division in Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the former World Seri ...
, famous MMA fighter.
*
Rassambek Akhmatov
Rasambek Aslambekovich Akhmatov (russian: Расамбек Асламбекович Ахматов; born 31 May 1996) is a Russian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga I club Chindia Târgoviște.
Career
Rasambek arrived i ...
, professional footballer
*
Ziya Bazhayev, businessman
References
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Rural localities in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District