Novy Borch


Novy Borch is a Rutulian village-exclave of Rutulsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia.
It is part of Borchsky Selsoviet. The settlement is an enclave within the territory of Babayurtovsky District.

Geography

The village is located within Babayurtovsky District, 25 km southeast of the village of Babayurt.

History

In 1973, a decision was made to resettle the residents of the Kuibyshev collective farm of Borch village to the pastures of the state farm named after the 50th anniversary of the Dagestan ASSR in Rutulsky District.
In 1986, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, the new settlement was officially named Novy Borch.

Population

The village is monoethnic, inhabited by Rutulians.