Guni (russian: Гуни, ce, Гуьна, ''Güna'') 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

Vedensky District Vedensky District (russian: Веде́нский райо́н; ce, Веданан кӏошт, ''Vedanan khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #14-RZ district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. It i ...

, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Guni is incorporated into Guninskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and one of the four settlements included in it.

Geography

Map of Vedensky District (rural settlements)

Guni is located between two of the left tributaries of the Gums River. It is located north-east of

Vedeno Vedeno (russian: Ведено; ce, Ведана, ''Vedana'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Vedensky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Vedeno is incorporated into Veden ...

. The nearest settlements to Guni are Serzhen-Yurt in the north-west,

Marzoy-Mokhk Marzoy-Mokhk (russian: Марзой-Мохк, ce, Марзойн-Мохк, ''Marzoyn-Moxk'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Vedensky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Marzoy-Mokhk is incorporated into ...

in the north, Achereshki and Enikali in the north-east, Gezinchu in the east, Agishbatoy and

Mesedoy Mesedoy (russian: Меседой, ce, Месада or Месдой-КIотар, ''Mesada'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Vedensky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Mesedoy is incorporated into Gunins ...

in the south-east, and Khadzhi-Yurt 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 Guni was renamed to Tashi, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan. From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Vedensky District of the

Dagestan ASSR The Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic av, Дагъистаналъул Автономияб Советияб Социалистияб Жумгьурият az, Дағыстан Мухтар Совет Сосиалист Республи ...

. In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Guna.

Population

* 1990 Census: 1000 * 2002 Census: 647 * 2010 Census: 849 * 2019 estimate: ? According to the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Guni were ethnic Chechens.

References

{{Authority control Rural localities in Vedensky District