Benoy (russian: Беной, ce, Бена, ''Bena'') is a
rural locality
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(a
selo) and the administrative centre of Benoyskoye Rural Settlement in
Nozhay-Yurtovsky District, in
Chechnya
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,
Russia
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. Population:
History
In 1944, during the Soviet era, the selo was renamed ''Ichichali'' as part of the forced
deportation of the Chechen and Ingush populations, and was repopulated with people from neighboring
Dagestan
Dagestan ( ; rus, Дагеста́н, , dəɡʲɪˈstan, links=yes), officially the Republic of Dagestan (russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н, Respúblika Dagestán, links=no), is a republic of Russia situated in the North Ca ...
.
[Карта Дагестанской АССР, масштаб 1:400000. — М.: ГУГК, 1947.]
However, in 1958, after the restoration of the
, the village was returned to its original name of Benoy and the Dagestani residents were resettled back to Dagestan.
Geography
Benoy is located in the
Chechen Republic, Russia. It is situated on the right bank of the Benoyassi River and is approximately 23 km southwest of the district center, Nozhai-Yurt and 90 km southeast of the city of Grozny. The village has neighboring settlements, including Gurzhi-Mokhk to the north, Dengi-Yurt to the northeast, Ozhi-Yurt to the east, Koren-Benoi to the south, Benoi-Vedeno to the southwest, and Pachu to the west. A notable landmark in the village is the Benoi Central Mosque.
Demography
Notable residents
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Baysangur of Benoy (1794 – 1861), rebel commander
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Adam Delimkhanov
Adam Sultanovich Delimkhanov (russian: Адам Султанович Делимханов; born 25 September 1969) is a Russian politician of Chechen ethnicity, who has been member of the Russian State Duma since 2007. He is a member of the Unit ...
(born 1969), politician
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Sulim Yamadayev
Suleiman Bekmirzayevich Yamadayev (; 21 June 1973 – 30 March 2009) was a Chechen rebel commander from the First Chechen War who had switched sides together with his brothers Dzhabrail, Badrudi, Isa and Ruslan in 1999 during the outbreak o ...
(1973 – 2009), rebel and military commander
References
Rural localities in Nozhay-Yurtovsky District
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