Vachi
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World / Russia / Dagestan
village, district center
Vachi (Russian: Вачи; Lak: Ваччи) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Kulinsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. Population: 817 (2010 Census). The population is predominantly Lak.
It was founded about 1,500 years ago, and was perhaps named after King Vache of Caucasian Albania. Vachi was famous for talented artisans: shoemakers, tailors, tinsmith, blacksmith who traveled to the lowlands of Dagestan and other regions of the Caucasus. In 1926, an elementary school opened in Vachi.
It was founded about 1,500 years ago, and was perhaps named after King Vache of Caucasian Albania. Vachi was famous for talented artisans: shoemakers, tailors, tinsmith, blacksmith who traveled to the lowlands of Dagestan and other regions of the Caucasus. In 1926, an elementary school opened in Vachi.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vachi
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 42°4'12"N 47°12'45"E
- Kuli District 10 km
- Lak District 11 km
- Chindirchero 18 km
- Akusha District 18 km
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- Aymalabek 25 km
- Kaltanmakhi 26 km
- Vakhnimakhi 26 km
- Dakhadaev District 30 km
- Ghunib District 39 km