Benoy (; ) is a
rural locality
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(a
selo) and the administrative centre of Benoyskoye Rural Settlement in
Nozhay-Yurtovsky District
Nozhay-Yurtovsky District (; , ''Naƶi-Yürtan khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #11-RZ district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the distr ...
, in
Chechnya
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,
Russia
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. Population:
History
In 1944, during the Soviet era, the selo was renamed ''Ichichali'' as part of the forced
deportation of the Chechen and Ingush populations, and was repopulated with people from neighboring
Dagestan
Dagestan ( ; ; ), officially the Republic of Dagestan, is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a part of the North Caucasian Fede ...
.
[Карта Дагестанской АССР, масштаб 1:400000. — М.: ГУГК, 1947.]
However, in 1958, after the restoration of the
Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
When the Soviet Union existed, different governments had ruled the northern Caucasus regions of Chechnya and Ingushetia. Within the Mountain Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic, later annexed into the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Repub ...
, the village was returned to its original name of Benoy and the Dagestani residents were resettled back to Dagestan.
Geography
Benoy is located in the
Chechen Republic, Russia. It is situated on the right bank of the Benoyassi River and is approximately 23 km southwest of the district center,
Nozhai-Yurt and 90 km southeast of the city of
Grozny
Grozny (, ; ) is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia.
The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2021 Russian census, 2021 census, it had a population of 328,533 — up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Russian Census, 2002 ce ...
. The village has neighboring settlements, including Gurzhi-Mokhk to the north, Dengi-Yurt to the northeast, Ozhi-Yurt to the east,
Koren-Benoi to the south, Benoi-Vedeno to the southwest, and Pachu to the west. A notable landmark in the village is the Benoi Central Mosque.
Demography
Notable residents
*
Baysangur of Benoy (1794 – 1861), rebel commander
*
Adam Delimkhanov
Adam Sultanovich Delimkhanov (; born 25 September 1969) is a Russian politician who has been a member of the State Duma since 2007. He is a member of the ruling United Russia party.[Sulim Yamadayev
Suleiman Bekmirzayevich Yamadayev (; 21 June 1973 – 30 March 2009), or simply Sulim Yamadayev (), was a Chechen military commander. The fourth of six Yamadayev brothers, he fought for the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria during the First Cheche ...]
(1973 – 2009), rebel and military commander
References
Rural localities in Nozhay-Yurtovsky District
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