Khunzakh
Khunzakh
Хунзах | |
|---|---|
Selo | |
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Avar | Хунзахъ |
 Aerial view of Khunzakh | |
Location of Khunzakh  | |
| Postal code(s)[2] | 368260  |
| OKTMO ID | 82656490101 |
Khunzakh (
Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located in the North Caucasus mountains 1,600 meters (5,200 ft) above sea level. Population: 4,245 (2010 Russian census);[3] 3,694 (2002 Census);[4] 2,901 (1989 Soviet census).[5]
History
It is widely accepted among historians that in the period of 5th to 12th century AD, Khunzakh, known as Humraj, was the capital of Sarir, a powerful Christian state in the mountains of the Caucasus.
Khunzakh served as the capital of the Caucasian
Avarsky Okrug
.
Culture
Khunzakh is considered[Caucasian Avar region.[citation needed]
Notable Natives
Heroes of Socialist Labor:
- Khazha Murtuzalievna Lokalova (December 15, 1920-2001), teacher of the Khunzakh secondary school (Hero of Socialist Labor(1960).
- Magomed Makhulovich Makhulov (February 23, 1915 - April 11, 2021), Soviet statesman, Hero of Socialist Labor(April 8, 1971).
Political and military figures:
- Saratan I (11th century), nutsal (ruler) of the state formation Avar nutsalstvo.
- Surakat I, Avar Nutsal, who ruled according to approximately one account, in the 11th century, according to others, in the 12th century or in the 13th century.
- Bayar II, (12th century) - the son of the Avar nutsal (ruler) and Surakat.
- Andunik I, the ruler (nutsal) of the Avar nutsaldom in the second half of the 15th century.
- Umma Khan IV - (at the end of 1735 or at the beginning of 1736) - the ruler of the Avar Khanate at the beginning of the 18th century
- Muhammad-nutsal IV - (1730 or 1731-1774), ruler of the Avar Khanate from 1735 to 1774.
- Umma Khan of Avar, nicknamed the Great or Mad (1761 or 1762 - March 22, 1801) - Avar Nutsal, ruler of the Avar Khanate from 1774 to 1801.
- Hadji Murad - (1818 - May 5, 1852) - military leader, Naib of Imam Shamil.
- Maksud Alikhanov-Avarskiy (1846-1907), lieutenant general, governor of the Tiflis province.
Panoramic views
References
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.