Khasavyurt (russian: Хасавю́рт; av, Хасаюрт; ce, Хаси-Эвл, ''Xasi-Evl''; kum, Хасав-ю́рт, ''Xasav-yurt'') is a

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in the

Republic of Dagestan Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republics of Russia, republic of Russia sit ...

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. Population:

History

It was founded in 1846 and granted town status in 1931. During the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

, the settlement was the administrative capital of the Khasavyurtovsky Okrug of the

Terek Oblast The Terek Oblast was a province (''oblast'') of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, roughly corresponding to the central part of Russia's North Caucasian Federal District. Тhe ''оblast'' was created out of the former territories of t ...

. On August 19, 2012, six police officers were killed and eight people injured at two gun and bomb attacks in the city. The town has thousands of

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. In December 2016, the Russian authorities reported the existence of the Khasavyurt Group, allegedly linked to the

Islamic State An Islamic state is a State (polity), state that has a form of government based on sharia, Islamic law (sharia). As a term, it has been used to describe various historical Polity, polities and theories of governance in the Islamic world. As a t ...

and a flareup of incidents and skirmishes between the police and local militants in and around the city.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Khasavyurt serves as the

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

Khasavyurtovsky District Khasavyurtovsky District (russian: Хасавю́ртовский райо́н; av, Хасавхъала мухъ; kum, Хасавюрт якъ, ''Xasavürt yaq''; ce, Хаси-Эвлан кӀошт, ''Xasi-Evlan khioşt'') is an administrativ ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Law #16 As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the

City A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

of Khasavyurt—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

districts A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

. As a municipal division, the City of Khasavyurt is incorporated as Khasavyurt Urban Okrug.Law #6

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2010 census): * Avars (30.7%) *

Chechens The Chechens (; ce, Нохчий, , Old Chechen: Нахчой, ''Naxçoy''), historically also known as ''Kisti'' and ''Durdzuks'', are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group of the Nakh peoples native to the North Caucasus in Eastern Europe. "Europ ...

(28.5%) *

Kumyks , image = Abdul-Wahab son of Mustafa — a prominent Kumyk architect of the 19th century. , population = near 600,000 , region1 = , pop1 = 503,060 , ref1 = , region2 = , pop2 ...

(28.1%) *

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 ...

(4.1%) * Laks (3.3%) *

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(2.3%) *

Lezgins Lezgins or Leks ( lez, Лезгияр, Лекьер. lezgijar) are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native predominantly to southern Dagestan, a republic of Russia, and northeastern Azerbaijan. The Lezgin are predominantly Sunni Muslims and s ...

(1.6%)

Climate

Khasavyurt has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

with hot summers and cold winters. (

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: ''Dfa'').

Economy

The main local industries are food processing, brick making and garment making.

Notable people

* Arsen Akayev, former professional football player, coach *

Adam Batirov Adam Alavdinovich Batirov (russian: Адам Алавдинович Бати́ров; born 13 January 1985 in Dagestan) is a Russian and Bahraini freestyle wrestler of Avar heritage. He is a World Cadet Championships runner-up and Cadet Europea ...

, Russian-Bahraini Olympic freestyle wrestler *

Mavlet Batirov Mavlet Alavdinovich Batirov (russian: Мавлет Алавдинович Батиров, born December 12, 1983) is a Russian freestyle wrestler, world and 2-time Olympic champion, who competed in the men's freestyle 55 kg category at the ...

, Olympic freestyle wrestler *

Artur Beterbiyev Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev ( ce, Арту́р Асильбе́кович Бетерби́ев russian: Артур Асильбекович Бетербиев; born 21 January 1985) is a Russian-Canadian professional boxer. He is a unified l ...

, boxer *

Viktoriya Isakova Viktoriya Evgenievna Isakova (russian: Викто́рия Евге́ньевна Иса́кова; born 12 October 1976) is a Russian theater and film actress. Her film credits include '' Tochka (2006)'', '' The Island'' (2006) and ''Mirrors'' ...

, actress *

Zabit Magomedsharipov Zabit Akhmedovich Magomedsharipov ( rus, Забит Ахмедович Магомедшарипов; born 1 March 1991) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist. He fought in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Champ ...

, MMA fighter * Ramazan Sahin, Olympic freestyle wrestler *

Adam Saitiev Adam Hamidovich Saitiev, also spelled Saytiev, ( ce, Адам Хамидович Сайтиев, born December 12, 1977) is a Russian wrestler of Chechen descent who won gold at the 2000 Summer Olympics for the Russian Federation at 85 kg c ...

, Olympic freestyle wrestler *

Buvaisar Saitiev Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev, also spelled Buvaysar Hamidovich Saytiev, (russian: Бувайсар Хамидович Сайтиев, ce, Сайт КIант Бувайса) (born March 11, 1975, in Khasavyurt, Dagestan ASSR) is a Russian retired F ...

, Olympic freestyle wrestler *

Zaur Uguev Zaur Rizvanovich Uguev ( rus, Заур Ризванович Угуев, , zɐˈur ʊˈɡu(ɪ̯)ɪf; born 27 March 1995) is a Russian freestyle wrestler who competes at 57 kilograms. He claimed the 2020 Summer Olympic Games gold medal after bac ...

, Olympic freestyle wrestler *

Murad Umakhanov Murad Umakhanov (born 3 January 1977 in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia) is a Russian wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling. Umakhanov competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games ...

, Olympic freestyle wrestler *

Elmadi Zhabrailov Elmadi Zaynaydiyevich Zhabrailov (russian: Эльмади Зайнайдиевич Жабраилов; born 6 September 1965) is a Russian freestyle wrestler of Chechen origin, who competed for the Soviet Union and then Kazakhstan. His elder bro ...

(born 1965), freestyle wrestler *

Musa Murtazaliev Musa Murtazaliev (born 26 May 1988) is an Armenian Freestyle wrestler of Avar descent. Although he is from Dagestan, Musa feels comfortable representing Armenia. Murtazaliev won a silver medal at the 2011 European Wrestling Championships. He ...

, freestyle wrestler representing Armenia * Dzhamal Otarsultanov, Olympic freestyle wrestler

Sister city

Nablus Nablus ( ; ar, نابلس, Nābulus ; he, שכם, Šəḵem, ISO 259-3: ; Samaritan Hebrew: , romanized: ; el, Νεάπολις, Νeápolis) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, located approximately north of Jerusalem, with a populati ...

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External links

Official website of Khasavyurt

Khasavyurt Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Dagestan Terek Oblast

History

Administrative and municipal status

Demographics

Climate

Economy

Notable people

Sister city

See also

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