Verkhatoy

Verkhatoy (Russian: Верхатой, Chechen: Верхоте or ВорхатIа)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Verkhatoy is incorporated into Tsa-Vedenskoye rural settlement. It is one of three settlements included in it.[2]

Geography
Map of Vedensky District. Verkhatoy is in the Tsa-Vedeno rural settlement, in the north

Verkhatoy is located between the Elistanzhi and Khulkhulau rivers. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-east of the village of Vedeno.

The nearest settlements to Verkhatoy are Benoy in the north, Guni and Khadzhi-Yurt in the north-east, Tsa-Vedeno and Verkhny Tsa-Vedeno in the south-east, Eshilkhatoy and Elistanzhi in the south, and Khattuni in the south-west.

History

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Verkhatoy was renamed, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan.[3] From 1944 to 1958, it was a part of the Vedensky District of the Dagestan ASSR.

In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Verkhatoy.[4]

Population
  • 2002 Census: 465
  • 2010 Census: 971[5]
  • 2019 estimate: ?

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

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References
  1. "Ярташ". "Даймохк" газет (in Russian).
  2. "Сельское поселение Ца-Веденское (Чеченская Республика)". www.bankgorodov.com.
  3. "Потери вооруженных сил России и СССР в вооруженных конфликтах на Северном Кавказе (1920–2000 годы)". www.demoscope.ru.
  4. "О восстановлении Чечено-Ингушской АССР и упразднении Грозненской области". lawru.info (in Russian).
  5. "ВПН-2010". www.gks.ru.

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