Belty, Kurchaloyevsky District

Belty (Russian: Бельты, Chechen: Белта[1]) is a rural locality (a selo) in Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Belty is incorporated into Yalkhoy-Mokhkskoye rural settlement. It is one of three settlements included in it.[2]

Geography

Map of Kurchaloyevsky District. Belty (not shown) is in the Yalkhoy-Mokhk ("Ялхой-Мохк") rural settlement

Belty is located on the left bank of the Gums River. It is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south-east of Kurchaloy and 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-east of the city of Grozny.

The nearest settlements to Belty are Akhkinchu-Borzoy in the north-east, Yalkhoy-Mokhk in the east, Koren-Benoy in the south-west, and Khidi-Khutor in the west.[3]

History

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Belty was renamed to Sagada,[4] and settled by people from the neighbouring republic of Dagestan.[5]

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

Population

  • 2010 Census: 943[7]
  • 2019 estimate: ?

According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Belta were ethnic Chechens.

Education

Belty hosts one secondary school.[8]

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References

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