Galanchozhsky District ( ce, Галайн-ЧӀажин кӀошт), (russian: Галанчожский район) is a district (
raion
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) of
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 ...
. The district was recreated in 2012. However, the official restoration process of the district is not complete. The district also existed between 1925 and 1944. The administrative center is the village of
Aka-Bass ( ce, Акха-Басс).
Location
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Galanchozhsky District is located in the south-west of Chechnya. It shares borders with
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 ...
in the north,
Urus-Martanovsky District
Urus-Martanovsky District (russian: Уру́с-Марта́новский райо́н; ce, Хьалха-Мартанан кӏошт, ''Ẋalxa-Martanan khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #45-RZ district (raion), one of the ...
in the north-east,
Shatoysky District
Shatoysky District (russian: Шатойский райо́н; ce, Шуьйтан кӏошта, ''Şüytan khoşta'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #41-RZ district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia.It ...
in the east,
Itum-Kalinsky District
Itum-Kalinsky District (russian: Итум-Калинский райо́н; ce, Итон-Кхаьллан кӏошт, ''Iton-Qällan khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #46-RZ district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chec ...
in the south-east,
Georgia
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to the south, and
Ingushetia
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to the west.
History
In 1925, Galanchozhsky District was first formed, as a part of the
Chechen Autonomous Oblast
Chechen Autonomous Oblast (russian: Чеченская автономная область), or Autonomous Oblast of Chechnya (russian: автономная область Чечни), was an autonomous oblast of the Russian SFSR, created on Novem ...
, where it existed until 1929. It was restored in 1935, as a part of 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 ...
. On 23 February 1944, the district was abandoned after the deportation of Vaynakhs. The district was then disbanded and its territory became part of the Achkhoy-Martanovsky, Itum-Kalinsky and Sunzhensky districts.
On 9 January 1957, the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored. However, former residents of Galanchozhsky District were forbidden from returning to the area. The reason for this remains unclear. The district itself was not restored at this time.
In 1992, the district was again restored by the government of the self-proclaimed
Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (; ce, Нохчийн Республик Ичкери, Nóxçiyn Respublik Içkeri; russian: Чеченская Республика Ичкерия; abbreviated as "ChRI" or "CRI") was a ''de facto'' state that ...
in its pre-1944 borders. However, it was once again disbanded in 1997 and the district borders returned to those from pre-1992.
In 2012, Galanchozhsky District was recreated. In 2014, the district was restored for a third time, under the constitution of the Chechen Republic.
Population
The population of the district according to the 1939 census was 9,499 people. This included Chechens (the majority at 95.7%), Russians (2.8%), Ingush (0.5%), and Ukrainians (0.4%), as well as other minority groups. The district has been abandoned since 1944.
Administrative divisions
Before 1944, Galanchozhsky District was one of the largest and most densely populated districts in the Chechen-Ingush ASSR. About 140 villages existed in the district, all a part of one of the 12 village councils (
selsoviets). The administrative center of each selsoviet is included in parenthesis.
* Akkiysky (
Äkka)
* Baloysky (
Bala
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)
* Bauloysky (
Bavla
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Demographics
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)
* Galanchozhsky (
Aka-Bass)
* Khaibakhsky (
Khaybakha)
* Kiysky (
Yordi-Chu)
* Melkhestinsky (
Meshiekh)
* Meredzhoysky (
Merzha)
* Nashkhoysky (
Mogusta)
* Peshkhoysky (
Peshkha)
* Terloysky (
Nikara)
* Yalkhoroysky (
Yalkhara)
In February 1944, when the district was disbanded, its territory became a part of:
* Achkhoy-Martanovsky District: Akkiysky, Baloysky, Galanchozhsky, Khaybakhsky, Nashkhoysky, Peshkhoysky, Yalkhoroysky village councils
* Itum-Kalinsky District: Bauloysky, Kiysky, Melkhestinsky, Terloysky village councils
* Sunzhensky District: Meredzhoysky village council
Cultural monuments
Galanchozhsky District is one of the ancient historical Chechen districts, from which, according to legend, the indigenous clans (
teips
Teips (also taip, teyp; Nakh тайпа ''taypa'' : ''family, kin, clan, tribe''Нохчийн-Оьрсийн словарь (Chechen-Russian Dictionary, A.G. Matsiyev, Moscow, 1961), ''also available online:'Чеченско-Русский сл ...
) emerged, who later formed the united Chechen people.
In the territory of the district, there are monuments dating back to the early and late Middle Ages. Each of these represent historical and spiritual value for the Chechen people - they include ancient combat and residential towers, castles and, especially important to the Chechen people,
Lake Galanchozh
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and
Mount Yerdi-Kort.
District restoration process
It was announced in late 2018 by
Ramzan Kadyrov
Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov ce, КъадаргӀеран Ахьмат-кӏант Рамзан, translit= (born 5 October 1976) is a Russian politician who currently serves as the Head of the Chechen Republic. He was formerly affiliated to the ...
, that major development projects would begin in Galanchozhsky District in 2019. Road construction began in the district in early 2019, and on 21 March of the same year, plans were revealed to reconstruct seven former villages in the district, including
Aka-Bass,
Yalkhara,
Äkka,
Khaybakha,
Charmakha,
Tsecha-Äkhk, and
Merzha.
References
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