Verkhny Tsa-Vedeno

Verkhny Tsa-Vedeno (Russian: Верхнее Ца-Ведено, Chechen: Лаккха ЦӀена-Ведана)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

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

Geography

Map of Vedensky District. Verkhny Tsa-Vedeno is in the Tsa-Vedeno rural settlement

Verkhny Tsa-Vedeno is located on the left bank of the Khulkhulau River. It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-west of the village of Vedeno.

The nearest settlements to Verkhny Tsa-Vedeno are Tsa-Vedeno in the north, Verkhatoy in the north-west, Eshilkhatoy in the south, Elistanzhi in the south-west, Ersenoy in the south-east, and Agishbatoy in the east.[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 Verkhny Tsa-Vedeno was renamed, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan.[4] 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, Verkhny Tsa-Vedeno.[5]

Population

  • 2002 Census: 0
  • 2010 Census: 556[6]
  • 2019 estimate: ?

According to the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Verkhny Tsa-Vedeno were ethnic Chechens.

References

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