Vochepshiy ( ady, Очэпщый; russian: Вочепший, translit=Vočepšij) is a
rural locality
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(an ''
aul
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The word itself is of Turkic origin and simply means ''village'' in many Turkic language ...
'') in the
district of Teuchezhsky ( ady, Теуцожь Район, links=no) in the
Republic of Adygea
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,
Russia
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.
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Vochepshiy is located on the
Psekups River which flows into the
Kuban
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's
drainage basin
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near Krasnodar Reservoir, north of
Maykop
Maykop (russian: Майкоп, p=mɐjˈkop Help:IPA/Russian, mɐj'kop); ady, Мыекъуапэ, Mıéquapə ) is the capital city of the Republic of Adygea in Russia, located on the right bank of the Belaya River (Kuban), Belaya River (a tribut ...
, to the east of
Adygeysk
Adygeysk (russian: Адыге́йск; ady, Адыгэкъалэ, ''Adıgəqalə'') is a town in the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located near Krasnodar Reservoir, northwest of Maykop, the capital of the republic. Population: 12,721 (2020),
It w ...
, and about from
Krasnodar International Airport.
Vochepshiy is an
Adyghe village and the residents are from different Adyghe families, specially the Pshedatok ( ady, Пщыдатыкъу, links=no), Kosho ( ady, Кушу, links=no), and Nakai ( ady, Нэхая, links=no) families.
References
Rural localities in Teuchezhsky District
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