Akhkinchu-Borzoy (russian: Ахкинчу-Борзой, ce, Аьхкинчу-Борзе, ''Äxkinçu-Borze''), also spelled as Akhkinchu-Borzoi, 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
Kurchaloyevsky District
Kurchaloyevsky District (russian: Курчалоевский райо́н; ce, Курчалойн кӀошт, ''Kurçaloyn khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #13-RZ district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Repub ...
,
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, Akhkinchu-Borzoy is incorporated as
Akhkinchu-Borzoyskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and the only settlement included in it.
Geography
Akhkinchu-Borzoy is located on the left bank of the
Gums River in a mountainous area. It is located south-east of the city of
Kurchaloy
Kurchaloy ( ce, Курчалой-ГӀала, ''Kurçaloy-Ġala''; russian: Курчалой) is a town in, and the administrative center of Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya. Population:
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Kurchal ...
and south-east 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 Akhkinchu-Borzoy are
Dzhigurty
Dzhigurty (russian: Джигурты, ce, ЖугӀурта, ''Ƶuġurta'') is a village (selo) in Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Dzhigurty is incorporated as Dzhigurtinskoye rural settleme ...
in the north,
Gansolchu in the east,
Yalkhoy-Mokhk in the south, and
Khidi-Khutor
Khidi-Khutor (russian: Хиди-Хутор, ce, Хьиди-КӀотар, ''Ẋidi-Khotar'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Khidi-Khutor is incorporated as ...
in the south-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 Akhkinchu-Borzoy was renamed to Novo-Ritlyab, and was settled by Avar people from the village of
Ritlyab in the neighboring republic of
Dagestan
Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North C ...
.
In 1957, when the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Akhkinchu-Borze.
On 12 January 2002, during a special operation,
Salman Basayev, the father of
Shamil Basayev
Shamil Salmanovich Basayev ( ce, Салман ВоӀ Шамиль ; russian: Шамиль Салманович Басаев; 14 January 1965 – 10 July 2006), also known by his kunya "Abu Idris", was a senior military commander in the Cheche ...
, was apparently killed in the village.
Population
* 1990 Census: 858
* 2002 Census: 1,282
* 2010 Census: 1,889
* 2019 estimate: 2,046
According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Akhkinchu-Borzoy (1,887) were ethnic Chechens, with 2 people from other ethnic backgrounds.
Infrastructure
Akhkinchu-Borzoy hosts a mosque and one secondary school.
References
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Rural localities in Kurchaloyevsky District