Tsa-Vedeno

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The mosque in the village of Tsa-Vedeno.

Tsa-Vedeno (Russian: Ца-Ведено, Chechen: ЦӀен Ведана, Ċen Vedana)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Tsa-Vedeno is incorporated into Tsa-Vedenskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is one of the three settlements included in it.[2]

Geography

Map of Vedensky District. Tsa-Vedeno is in the north

Tsa-Vedeno is located on the right bank of the Khulkhulau River. It is 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north-west of the village of Vedeno.

The nearest settlements to Tsa-Vedeno are Khazhi-Yurt in the north-east, Agishbatoy in the south-east, Verkhny Tsa-Vedeno and Zelamkhin-Kotar in the south, Elistanzhi in the south-west, and Verkhatoy in the north-west.[3]

History

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Tsa-Vedeno was renamed to Makhach-Aul, 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, Tsen Vedana.[5]

Population

  • 2002 Census: 1,478
  • 2010 Census: 1,285[6]
  • 2019 estimate: ?

According to the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Tsa-Vedeno were ethnic Chechens.

Infrastructure

Tsa-Vedeno hosts two secondary schools.[7][8]

References

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