Koshekhabl
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Coordinates: 44°54′00″N 40°29′00″E / 44.90000001°N 40.4833333433°E
Koshekhabl (Russian: Кошехабль; Adyghe: Кощхьэблэ, Kośheble) is a village (aul) and the administrative center of Koshekhablsky District of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located on the Bolshaya Laba River (Kuban's tributary), some 70 kilometers (43 mi) north-east of Maykop. Population: 7,309 (2002 Census).[1]
The name "Koshekhabl" derives for Circassian words "Kosho" (a Shapsug family name) and "Habl" (meaning neighborhood).
A branch of Adyghe State University operates in Koshekhabl.
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- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
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