Makhkety (russian: Махкеты, ce, МахкатӀе, ''Maxkathe'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Vedensky District,

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 ...

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Makhkety is incorporated into Makhketinskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is the only settlement included in it.

Geography

Map of Vedensky District (rural settlements)

Makhkety is located between the

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and

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rivers. It is west of the village 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 Vedens ...

. The nearest settlements to Makhkety are Agishty in the north,

Khattuni Khattuni (russian: Хаттуни, ce, Хоттане, ''Xottane'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Vedensky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Khattuni is incorporated as Khattuninskoye rural settleme ...

and

Tevzana Tevzana (russian: Тевзана, ce, Тевзана) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Vedensky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Tevzana is incorporated as Tevzaninskoye rural settlement. It is the ad ...

in the north-east, and Selmentauzen in the south-west. Not far from the village, just across the border with

Cheberloyevsky District Cheberloyevsky District ( ce, ЧӀебарлойн кӀошт), (russian: Чеберлоевский район) is a district (raion) of Chechnya. The district was recreated in 2012. However, the official restoration process of the district is not ...

is Barziarlam mountain.

Name

The name "Makhkety" ( ce, МахкатӀе) comes from the Chechen "мохк" meaning "land" or "homeland", and the ending "-тӀе", meaning "in" or "on". Therefore, the name of the village roughly translates as "settlement in the homeland".

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 Makhkety was renamed to Alak, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of

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

. From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of Grozny Oblast of the

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

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

Population

* 1990 Census: 3,870 * 2002 Census: 2,447 * 2010 Census: 5,028 * 2019 estimate: 5,400 According to the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Makhkety were ethnic Chechens.

Infrastructure

Makhkety has several important buildings. These include a rural mosque, a secondary school, and a museum on local lore.

References

{{Authority control Rural localities in Vedensky District