Makhkety

42°57′49″N 45°54′23″E Makhkety (Russian: Махкеты, Chechen: МахкатӀе, Maxkathe)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

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.[2]

Geography
Map of Vedensky District. Makhkety is in the west

Makhkety is located between the Dzhalka and Tenek rivers. It is 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of the village of Vedeno.

The nearest settlements to Makhkety are Agishty in the north, Khattuni and Tevzana in the north-east, and Selmentauzen in the south-west.[3]

Not far from the village, just across the border with Cheberloyevsky District is Barziarlam mountain.

Name

The name "Makhkety" (Chechen: 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 was abolished, the village of Makhkety was renamed to Alak, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan.[4] From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of Grozny Oblast of the Russian SFSR.

In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Makhkatye.[5]

Population
  • 1990 Census: 3,870
  • 2002 Census: 2,447
  • 2010 Census: 5,028[6]
  • 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,[7] a secondary school,[8] and a museum on local lore.[9]

References
  1. "Ярташ". "Даймохк" газет (in Russian).
  2. "Сельское поселение Махкетинское (Чеченская Республика)". www.bankgorodov.com.
  3. "Карта Чеченской республики подробная с районами, селами и городами. Схема и спутник онлайн". 1maps.ru.
  4. "Потери вооруженных сил России и СССР в вооруженных конфликтах на Северном Кавказе (1920–2000 годы)". www.demoscope.ru.
  5. "О восстановлении Чечено-Ингушской АССР и упразднении Грозненской области". lawru.info (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  6. "ВПН-2010". www.gks.ru.
  7. "МЕСТНАЯ РЕЛИГИОЗНАЯ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯ ИСЛАМСКАЯ МЕЧЕТЬ СЕЛА МАХКЕТЫ ВЕДЕНСКОГО РАЙОНА, Чеченская республика - ИНН 2003000563". www.k-agent.ru.
  8. "Государственное общеобразовательное учреждение Махкетинская средняя общеобразовательная школа - Махкеты - Чеченская Республика". proshkolu.ru.
  9. "Махкетинский краеведческий музей". www.museum.ru.
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