Khasavyurt, Republic of Dagestan, North Caucasus, Russia

History | Geography : Administrative status | Demographics | Economy

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Khasavyurt is a city in Dagestan, Russia.

History It was founded in 1846 and granted town status in 1931. During the Russian Empire, the settlement was the administrative capital of the Khasavyurtovsky Okrug of the Terek Oblast. On Augustย 19, 2012, six police officers were killed and eight people injured at two gun and bomb attacks in the city. The town has thousands of Salafis. In December 2016, the Russian authorities reported the existence of the Khasavyurt Group, allegedly linked to the Islamic State and a flareup of incidents and skirmishes between the police and local militants in and around the city.

Geography: Administrative status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Khasavyurt serves as the administrative centre of Khasavyurtovsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the City of Khasavyurtโ€”an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the City of Khasavyurt is incorporated as Khasavyurt Urban Okrug.

Demographics Ethnic groups (2021 census): โ€ข Avars (47.9%) โ€ข Kumyks (23.6%) โ€ข Chechens (22.9%) โ€ข Dargins (1.8%) โ€ข Laks (1.5%) โ€ข Lezgins (0.9%) โ€ข Russians (0.8%).

Economy The main local industries are food processing, brick making and garment making.

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Khasavyurt has a population of over 145,109 people. Khasavyurt also forms part of the wider Dagestan Republic which has a population of over 3,063,885 people.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Khasavyurt has links with:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ Nablus, Palestine ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Yalova, Turkey
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Antipodal to Khasavyurt is: -133.418,-43.253

Locations Near: Khasavyurt 46.5822,43.2529

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Antipodal to: Khasavyurt -133.418,-43.253

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