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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.