Kasumkent
Kasumkent
Касумкент | |
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 House of the Administration of Kasumkent | |
Location of Kasumkent  | |
  Kasumkent Location of Kasumkent  Kasumkent Kasumkent (Republic of Dagestan) | |
| Coordinates: 41°40′N 48°08′E / 41.667°N 48.133°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Dagestan |
| Government | |
| • Head | Nezhvelidov Gamid-Efendi Pashaevich |
| Elevation | 494 m (1,621 ft) |
| • Capital of | Suleyman-Stalskiy District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [1]) |
| Postal code(s)[2] | 368760, 368761 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 87236 |
| OKTMO ID | 82647445101 |
| Website | kasumkent |
Kasumkent - (Russian: Касумкѐнт) Lezgian.: Кьасумхуьр is a village and the administrative center of Suleyman-Stalsky District of Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located 187 km southward from the capital of the Republic - Makhachkala. It is the biggest inhabited locality in Suleyman-Stalsky District, with a population of 12 000 (2002 Census);
Locality
The village is located in south part of Dagestan, to the north from strategic river - Samur, between the rivers Chiragchay and Kurah. Kasumkent is located 183 kilometers to the south from republic administrative centre Makhachkala, and 38 kilometers from Derbent.
History
The village was founded by a mountaineer named Kasum. Some hundred of years ago he built a house for himself on the coast of Chiragchay-river among high trees. Later people from nearest lands started to move on that territory. Due to the census of 1886 year there was in the village 116 houses, population was 623: 316 men and 307 women. Before the Octobre Revolution there was in the village two mosques, functioned a two-year school. Now it is one of the biggest district centres of the Republic.
References
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 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).