43°15′49″N45°25′09″E / 43.26361°N 45.41917°E /43.26361; 45.41917Zakan-Yurt (Russian:Закан-Юрт,Chechen:Заки-Эвла,Zaki-Evla)[1] is arural locality (aselo) inAchkhoy-Martanovsky District,Chechnya.
Municipally, Zakan-Yurt is incorporated asZakan-Yurtovskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is the only settlement included in it.[2]
Zakan-Yurt is located on the southern slope of the Sunzhensky Ridge, opposite from the confluence of theAssa River into theSunzha River. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of the town ofAchkhoy-Martan and 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of the city ofGrozny.
The nearest settlements to Zakan-Yurt areAlkhan-Kala in the east,Khambi-Irze in the south-east,Shaami-Yurt in the south-west, andSamashki in the north-west.
The village was first founded in 1851 or 1853, according to different sources, with the name of Zakan-Yurtovskaya (from 1913-1924 - called Romanovskaya) as a part of theSunzhensky Cossack line.[3] Later, on Order number 01721, the entire Cossack population of the village was evicted.[4] The empty village was then handed to Chechen control. It was populated by Chechens and renamed to Zakan-Yurt at this time.
In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and theChechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Zakan-Yurt was renamed to Prigorodnoye, and settled by people from other ethnic groups.[5] From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Novoselsky District ofGrozny Oblast.
In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old name, Zaki-Evla.[6]
On 1 January 2020, the territory of the Samashki Forestry was transferred fromSamashki to Zakan-Yurt, and became known as Zakan-Yurt Forestry.
According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Zakan-Yurt were ethnic Chechens.
Zakan-Yurt hosts two secondary schools,[10][11] a kindergarten,[12] and a state farm.[13]
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