Khasavyurt
Russia /
Dagestan /
Khasavyurt, Xasun-Yurt, Xasunyurt /
World
/ Russia
/ Dagestan
/ Khasavyurt, Xasun-Yurt, Xasunyurt
, 1 km from center (Хасавюрт)
World / Russia / Dagestan
city, district center
Khasavyurt is a city in Dagestan, Russia. Population: 155,144 (2021 Census).
It was founded in 1846 and granted town status in 1931. During the Russian Empire, the settlement was the administrative capital of the Khasavyurtovsky Okrug of the Terek Oblast. On August 19, 2012, six police officers were killed and eight people injured at two gun and bomb attacks in the city. The town has thousands of Salafis. In December 2016, the Russian authorities reported the existence of the Khasavyurt Group, allegedly linked to the Islamic State and a flareup of incidents and skirmishes between the police and local militants in and around the city.
It was founded in 1846 and granted town status in 1931. During the Russian Empire, the settlement was the administrative capital of the Khasavyurtovsky Okrug of the Terek Oblast. On August 19, 2012, six police officers were killed and eight people injured at two gun and bomb attacks in the city. The town has thousands of Salafis. In December 2016, the Russian authorities reported the existence of the Khasavyurt Group, allegedly linked to the Islamic State and a flareup of incidents and skirmishes between the police and local militants in and around the city.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasavyurt
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 43°14'44"N 46°35'54"E
- Makhachkala 56 km
- Saratov 941 km
- Orenburg 1154 km
- Samara 1170 km
- Ulyanovsk 1251 km
- Kazan 1420 km
- Ufa 1463 km
- Chelyabinsk 1702 km
- Kopeysk 1708 km
- Kurgan 1905 km
- ул. Победы, 111 0.5 km
- Mosque 1.3 km
- Khasavyurt railway station 1.9 km
- Electrical sub-station 3.2 km
- КУРГАН 6.7 km
- СТАРАЯ СВАЛКА 6.9 km
- Mosque 11 km
- Mosque 11 km
- лесопилка 13 km
- Kizilyurtovsky District 26 km
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