Gubden (russian: Губден; Dargwa: Губдани) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Gubdensky Selsoviet,

Karabudakhkentsky District Karabudakhkentsky District (russian: Карабудахкентский райо́н, kum, Къарабудагъгентли якъ, ''Qarabudağgentli yaq'') is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-on ...

, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 2,798 as of 2010. There are 37 streets.

Demography

Dargins Dargins or Dargwa (, ''darganti'') are a Northeast Caucasian native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus, and who make up the second largest ethnic group in the North Caucasian republic of Dagestan. They speak the Dargwa language. The ...

form the majority of the population of Gubden.

History

In the past Gubden was one of the most important settlements of Dagestan.

Geography

Gubden is located 18 km south of

Karabudakhkent Karabudakhkent (russian: Карабудахкент, kum, Къарабудагъгент, ''Qarabudağgent'') is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Karabudakhkentsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia Ru ...

(the district's administrative centre) by road. Gurbuki and Kadirkent are the nearest rural localities.Расстояние от Губдена до Карабудахкента 18 км
/ref>

Famous residents

* Yusuf Khadzhi al-Gubdani (scholar and physician) * Magomed Abdullayev (professor, orientalist, doctor of philosophy) * Abdulmalik Magomedov (Hero of Russia) * Nurmagomed Shanavazov (former boxer) * Abdulnasyr Medzhikov (world champion in muay thai) * Salimgerey Rasulov (mixed martial arts fighter) * Darsam Dzhaparov (International Master of Sports of Russia)

References

Rural localities in Karabudakhkentsky District {{Dagestan-geo-stub