Tazen-Kala
42°58′52″N 46°10′59″E / 42.98111°N 46.18306°E Tazen-Kala (Russian: Тазен-Кала, Chechen: Тезa-Кхаьлла, Teza-Qälla)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
[edit]Municipally, Tazen-Kala is incorporated into Tazen-Kalinsky rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and one of the six settlements included in it.[2]
Geography
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Tazen-Kala is located on the right bank of the Gums River. It is located 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of Vedeno.
The nearest settlements to Tazen-Kala are Verkhny Kurchali in the north, Tsentaroy in the north-east, Belgatoy in the east, Dargo in the south-east, Kharachoy in the south-west, Dyshne-Vedeno in the west, and Ersenoy in the north-west. The republic of Dagestan is to the south of the village.[3]
History
[edit]In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Tazen-Kala was renamed to Mokok, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan.[4] From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Vedensky District of the Dagestan ASSR.
In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Teza-Kala.[5]
Population
[edit]- 2002 Census: 821
- 2010 Census: 685[6]
- 2019 estimate: ?
According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Tazen-Kala were ethnic Chechens. The majority of the village's population are from the Akka and Chebarloy tukkhums.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ярташ". "Даймохк" газет (in Russian).
- ^ "Сельское поселение Тазен-Калинское (Чеченская Республика)". www.bankgorodov.com.
- ^ "Карта Чеченской республики подробная с районами, селами и городами. Схема и спутник онлайн". 1maps.ru.
- ^ "Потери вооруженных сил России и СССР в вооруженных конфликтах на Северном Кавказе (1920–2000 годы)". www.demoscope.ru.
- ^ "О восстановлении Чечено-Ингушской АССР и упразднении Грозненской области". lawru.info (in Russian).
- ^ "ВПН-2010". www.gks.ru.