Akhty (russian: Ахты́; lez, Ахцагь) is a rural locality ('' selo'') and the

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Akhtynsky District Akhtynsky District (russian: Ахты́нский район; lez, Ахцагь район) is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the south of ...

of the Republic of Dagestan,

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, located in the south of the republic at the

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of the Akhtychay and Samur Rivers, from Makhachkala. Population:

History

It was founded around the mid-1st millennium BCE. In the 1st century CE, it had the name Turi and was a part of

Caucasian Albania Caucasian Albania is a modern exonym for a former state located in ancient times in the Caucasus: mostly in what is now Azerbaijan (where both of its capitals were located). The modern endonyms for the area are ''Aghwank'' and ''Aluank'', among ...

. In the first centuries CE, weaving and pottery, as well as metal processing, developed here. After the collapse of Caucasian Albania in the 5th century CE, the area of leks appeared Lakzi feudal state, of which entered Akhty too. Идрисан муьгъ

During the Caucasian War of 1817-1864, Akhty was taken by Russian troops in 1839. In the same year, Akhtinskoye fortress was established at this location. In 1848, the fortress played an important role in defense against the attacking

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troops. During the

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, the settlement was the administrative capital of the Samursky Okrug.

Features

Monument to Sharvili, hero of the national Lezgian epic. The

North Caucasus The North Caucasus, ( ady, Темыр Къафкъас, Temır Qafqas; kbd, Ишхъэрэ Къаукъаз, İṩxhərə Qauqaz; ce, Къилбаседа Кавказ, Q̇ilbaseda Kavkaz; , os, Цӕгат Кавказ, Cægat Kavkaz, inh, ...

mountains surround the town.

Spa of Akhty

The Akhty spa is located to the southwest of Akhty, on the left bank of the Akhtychay River inside a gorge. The spa has three different types of mineral water: hydrogen sulfide, radon, and iodine-bromine. The temperature of the source varies from 38-40 °C to 65-68 °C. Its temperature fluctuates depending on the season. Spa resort "Akhty" is located here.

Climate

Akhty has a warm-summer

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(

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: ''Dfb'') with moderately warm and humid summers and cold, dry winters. Sunshine is plentiful year-round.

References

{{Authority control Rural localities in Akhtynsky District