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Sildi (russian: Сильди; av, Силди) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in the
Tsumadinsky District Tsumadinsky District (russian: Цумади́нский райо́н, Tsumadínsky rayón; av, Цӏумада мухъ, Ⱬumada muӿ) is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dage ...
in the Republic of Dagestan,
Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
. Population: Sildi is also located "approximately 1,932 meters above sea level". The village is amongst the
Caucasus mountains The Caucasus Mountains, : pronounced * hy, Կովկասյան լեռներ, : pronounced * az, Qafqaz dağları, pronounced * rus, Кавка́зские го́ры, Kavkázskiye góry, kɐfˈkasːkʲɪje ˈɡorɨ * tr, Kafkas Dağla ...
in
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. Sildi is currently under the authority of
Vladimir Vasilyev Vladimir Vasiliev may refer to: * Vladimir Vasiliev (dancer) (born 1940), dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet * Vladimir Vasilyev (rower) (born 1948), Soviet Olympic rower * Vladimir Vasilyev (politician) (born 1949), Russian politician * Vladimir Vasil ...
who is the active president of the "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 ...
". Vasilyev has been maintaining the Republic of Dagestan and Sildi for nearly six years (since 2017). It is the hometown of retired, undefeated (29-0)
UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who is considered by many to be one of the greatest
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fighters of all time as well as a member of the UFC Hall of Fame (Modern wing).


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