Oyskhara

43°15′50″N 46°14′53″E

Oyskhara (Russian: Ойсхара; Chechen: Ойсунгур, Oysungur, or Ойсхар, Oysxar) is a rural locality (a selo) in Gudermessky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia. Population: 9,489 (2010 Census);[1] 12,767 (2002 Census).[2] This locality is located at latitude 43° 15' 50" N and longitude 46° 14' 52" E. <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/%D0%9E%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%85%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D1%8E%D0%BA%D1%8A.jpg/760px-Mapcarta.jpg" alt="Oyskhara"/> (Image of the town Oyskhara in a driving point of view) Until 1989, it was called Novogroznensky (Russian: Новогрозненский).[3]

It was the site of fighting between Chechen Rebels and Russian soldiers in the First Chechen War.[4]

References
  1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  3. Изменения в административно-территориальном устройстве субъектов Российской Федерации за 1989-2002 годы (Changes in administrative-territorial structure of subjects of the Russian Federation for the years 1989-2002)
  4. "Getty Images".

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