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Benoy, Vedensky District

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Benoy (Russian: Беной, Chechen: Бенойн-КӀотар, Benoyn-Khotar)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

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Municipally, Benoy is incorporated as Benoyskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and the only settlement included in it.[2]

Geography

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Map of Vedensky District. Benoy is in the north

Benoy is located on the left bank of the Khulkhulau River. It is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-east of the village of Vedeno and around 80 kilometres (50 mi) south-east of the city of Grozny.

The nearest settlements to Benoy are Serzhen-Yurt in the north-west, Marzoy-Mokhk in the north-east, Guni in the east, Khadzhi-Yurt in the south-east, and Tsa-Vedeno in the south.[3]

History

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In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Benoy 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, Benoy.[5]

Population

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  • 2002 Census: 502
  • 2010 Census: 440[6]
  • 2019 estimate: 557

According to the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Benoy were ethnic Chechens. The majority of the village's population are from the Benoy teip.

References

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  1. ^ "Ярташ". "Даймохк" газет (in Russian).
  2. ^ "Сельское поселение Бенойское (Веденский район)". www.bankgorodov.com.
  3. ^ "Карта Чеченской республики подробная с районами, селами и городами. Схема и спутник онлайн". 1maps.ru.
  4. ^ "Потери вооруженных сил России и СССР в вооруженных конфликтах на Северном Кавказе (1920–2000 годы)". www.demoscope.ru.
  5. ^ "О восстановлении Чечено-Ингушской АССР и упразднении Грозненской области". lawru.info (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  6. ^ "ВПН-2010". www.gks.ru.