Dyshne-Vedeno

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A photo of Dyshne-Vedeno.

Dyshne-Vedeno (Russian: Дышне-Ведено, Chechen: Дишни-Ведана, Dişni-Vedana)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Dyshne-Vedeno is incorporated as Dyshne-Vedenskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and the only settlement included in it.[2]

Geography

Map of Vedensky District. Dyshne-Vedeno is in the center

Dyshne-Vedeno is located on both banks of the Khulkhulau River. It is on the outskirts of the administrative center of the district, Vedeno.

The nearest settlements to Dyshne-Vedeno are Agishbatoy in the north, Ersenoy and Tazen-Kala in the north-east, Dzhani-Vedeno in the south-east, Kharachoy in the south and Vedeno in the west.

History

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Dyshne-Vedeno was renamed to Aknada, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan.[3] 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 name, Dyshne-Vedeno.[4]

Population

  • 1990 Census: 5,210
  • 2002 Census: 3,323
  • 2010 Census: 4,834[5]
  • 2019 estimate: 5,674

According to the 2010 census, the majority of residents of Dyshne-Vedeno were ethnic Chechens.

Notable people

  • Shamil Basayev, a native of Dyshne-Vedeno, born here on 14 January 1965.
  • Dzhabrail Yamadayev, a Chechen field commander, assassinated in Dyshne-Vedeno on 5 March 2003.

References

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