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Darbankhi

Coordinates: 43°23′51″N 46°01′55″E / 43.39750°N 46.03194°E / 43.39750; 46.03194
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43°23′51″N 46°01′55″E / 43.39750°N 46.03194°E / 43.39750; 46.03194 Darbankhi (Russian: Дарбанхи, Chechen: Дарбанхи,[1], Darbanxi; Kumyk: Янгы Борагъан, Yañı Borağan) is a rural locality (a selo) in Gudermessky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

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Municipally, Darbankhi is incorporated as Darbankhinskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is the only settlement included in it.[2]

Geography

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Map of Gudermessky District with Darbankhi highlighted

Darbankhi is located at the interfluve of the Sunzha and Terek rivers. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north-west of the city of Gudermes and 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-east of the city of Grozny.

The nearest settlements to Darbankhi are the city of Gudermes in the south-east, Ilinovskaya in the south-west, Vinogradnoye in the north-west, Chervlennaya-Uzolvaya in the north, and Braguny in the north-east.[3]

Name

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The name Darbankhi comes from the Chechen language and translates roughly as "healing water".

History

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The village of Darbankhi was once called Istisu-Khutor.[4]

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Istisu-Khutor was renamed, and settled by people from the neighbouring republic of Dagestan and other regions.[5] From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Gudermessky District of Grozny Oblast.

In 1957, when the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old name, Istisu-Khutor.[6]

In 1977, by a decree of the Presidium of the Armed Forces of the RSFSR, the village at the railway crossing of Braguny, was renamed from Istisu-Khutor and was given its modern name, Darbankhi.

Population

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  • 1990 Census: 1,713[7]
  • 2002 Census: 1,683[8]
  • 2010 Census: 2,101[9]
  • 2019 estimate: 2,329

According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Darbankhi (1,080 or 51.4%) were ethnic Chechens, 1,005 (47,8%) were ethnic Kumyks, and 16 people (0,8%) did not specify.

Education

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The village hosts one secondary school.[10]

Healthcare

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There is one psychiatric hospital in the village.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Ярташ". "Даймохк" газет (in Russian).
  2. ^ "Сельское поселение Дарбанхинское (Чеченская Республика)". www.bankgorodov.com.
  3. ^ "Карта Чеченской республики подробная с районами, селами и городами. Схема и спутник онлайн". 1maps.ru.
  4. ^ "Военно-топографическая пятиверстная карта Кавказского края 1926 года". www.etomesto.ru.
  5. ^ "Потери вооруженных сил России и СССР в вооруженных конфликтах на Северном Кавказе (1920–2000 годы)". www.demoscope.ru.
  6. ^ "О восстановлении Чечено-Ингушской АССР и упразднении Грозненской области". lawru.info (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  7. ^ "Наши издания - Архивное управление Правительства Чеченской Республики". arhiv-chr.ru.
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ "ВПН-2010". www.gks.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  10. ^ "МБОУ "Дарбанхинская СШ" - Главная - Гудермесский район - с. Дарбанхи". darb-ikt.edu95.ru. Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  11. ^ "ГКУ «Республиканская психбольница «Дарбанхи» - Министерство здравоохранения Чеченской Республики". www.minzdravchr.ru. Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2020-01-25.