56°25′27″N 40°31′19″E / 56.42417°N 40.52194°E
Kideksha (Russian: Кидекша) is a village (selo) in Seletskoye Rural Settlement, Suzdalsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kamenka and Nerl Rivers, 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) east of Suzdal. The name derives from keaδkē (stone) and śäčä (flood), hence "stony river"; the Russian "Kamenka" has a similar meaning.
The settlement was founded before the Church of Boris and Gleb was built in 1152 by Yuri Dolgoruky.
Kideksha used to be a town, but, after having been destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Rus, it degraded to a small village.
Kideksha is a part of the Golden Ring of Russia and, since 1992, is one of Russia's World Heritage Sites (see White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal).[1]
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- (in Russian) History and Photos of Kideksha