Madzhalis (russian: Маджалис;
Dargwa: Мажалис) is a
rural locality (a
selo) and the
administrative center
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of
Kaytagsky District
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Kaytagsky District (russian: Кайта́гский райо́н; Dargwa: ; kum, Хайдакълы якъ, ''Xaydaqlı yaq'') is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of ...
of the
Republic of Dagestan,
Russia
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. Population: During the
Russian Empire
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, the settlement was the administrative capital of the
Kaytago-Tabasaransky Okrug.
Located on the
Boghan river, Madzhalis (also spelled ''Majālis'') was historically one of the capitals of the
Qaytaq people.
It was founded by the ''
utsmi'' Sultan-Ahmad (who died in 1588); previously, it had been a place where people had gathered for tribal meetings.
It was later succeeded as Qaytaq capital by
Bashli sometime in the 18th century.
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Rural localities in Kaytagsky District