Regita
Regita is a village in Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Regita is incorporated as Regitinskoye [rural settlement]. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is one of four settlements included in it.Geography
Regita is located in the upper reaches of the Khumys River. It is south-east of the town of Kurchaloy and is south-east of the city of Grozny.The nearest settlements to Regita are Belty and Khidi-Khutor in the north-east, Koren-Benoy in the east, Achereshki in the south-east, Guni in the south, Marzoy-Mokhk in the south-west, and Dzhaglargi in the north-west.
History
In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Regita was renamed, and settled by people from the neighbouring republic of Dagestan.In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Regita.