Dzhalka
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Dzhalka (Russian: Джалка, Chechen: Жалкх,[1] Ƶalq) is a rural locality (a selo) in Gudermessky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status[edit]
Municipally, Dzhalka is incorporated as Dzhalkinskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is the only settlement included in it.[2]
Geography[edit]
Dzhalka is located on the right bank of the Argun River. It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south-west of the city of Gudermes and 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of the city of Grozny.
The nearest settlements to Dzhalka are Basa-Gala in the north-west, the city of Gudermes in the north-east, Novy Engenoy in the south-east, Tsotsi-Yurt in the south, and Mesker-Yurt in the south-west.[3]
History[edit]
In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Dzhalka was renamed, and was settled by people from other ethnic groups.[4] From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of Grozny Oblast.
In 1957, when the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old name, Dzhalka.
Population[edit]
According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Dzhalka (7,408 or 99,90%) were ethnic Chechens.
Teips[edit]
Members of the following teips live in Dzhalka:
- Aitkalloy
- Allaroy
- Benoy
- Chermoy
- Gordaloy
- Kurchaloy
- Shirdy
- Zandakoy
Education[edit]
The village of Dzhalka hosts two secondary schools.
References[edit]
- ^ "Ярташ". "Даймохк" газет (in Russian).
- ^ "Сельское поселение Джалкинское (Чеченская Республика)". www.bankgorodov.com.
- ^ "Карта Чеченской республики подробная с районами, селами и городами. Схема и спутник онлайн". 1maps.ru.
- ^ "Потери вооруженных сил России и СССР в вооруженных конфликтах на Северном Кавказе (1920-2000 годы)". www.demoscope.ru.
- ^ "Наши издания - Архивное управление Правительства Чеченской Республики". arhiv-chr.ru.
- ^ Kashnitsky, Ilya (11 April 2017). "Municipality level Russian Census data 2002 and 2010". doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/CSKMU.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "ВПН-2010". www.gks.ru.