Engel-Yurt
Engel-Yurt is a rural locality in Gudermessky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Engel-Yurt is incorporated as Engel-Yurtovskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is the only settlement included in it.Geography
Engel-Yurt is located on the left bank of the Aksai River, not far from the border with Dagestan. It is east of the city of Gudermes and north-east of the city of Grozny.The nearest settlements to Engel-Yurt are Khangish-Yurt and Azamat-Yurt in the north-west, Karasuv-Otar in the north, Aksai in the north-east, Razak-Otar in the east, Gerzel-Aul in the south-east, and Kadi-Yurt and Biltoy-Yurt in the south-west.
History
Engel-Yurt was founded in 1770.In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Engel-Yurt was renamed, and was settled by people from the neighbouring republic of Dagestan. From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Dagestan ASSR.
In 1957, when the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old name, Engel-Yurt.
Population
According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Engel-Yurt were ethnic Chechens.Teips
Residents of Engel-Yurt come from the following teips:- Aitkhalloy
- Engenoy
- Kurchaloy
- Biltoy
- Zandakoy
- Shonoy