Mekhkadettan-Irze

Mekhkadettan-Irze (Chechen: Мехкадаьттан-Ирзе, Mexkadättan-Irze; Russian: Нефтянка),[1] also known by Russian name Neftyanka, is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Neftyanka is incorporated into Vedenskoye rural settlement. It is one of the four settlements included in it.[2]

Geography

Neftyanka is located on the left bank of the Akhkichu River, opposite from the village of Vedeno.

The nearest settlements to Neftyanka are Eshilkhatoy in the north-west, Zelamkhin-Kotar in the north, Vedeno in the north-east, and Dyshne-Vedeno in the east.[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 Neftyanka was renamed, 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, Mekhkadettan-Irze.[5]

Population
  • 1990 Census: 272
  • 2002 Census: 238
  • 2010 Census: 300[6]
  • 2019 estimate: ?

According to the results of 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Mekhadettan-Irze were ethnic Chechens.

References
  1. "Ярташ". "Даймохк" газет (in Russian).
  2. "Сельское поселение Веденское (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 2019-09-11.
  6. "ВПН-2010". www.gks.ru.

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