Regita (russian: Регита, ce, РегӀатӀа, ''Reġatha'') is a village (selo) in

Kurchaloyevsky District Kurchaloyevsky District (russian: Курчалоевский райо́н; ce, Курчалойн кӀошт, ''Kurçaloyn khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #13-RZ district ( raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen Rep ...

, 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 Kurchaloy ( ce, Курчалой-ГӀала, ''Kurçaloy-Ġala''; russian: Курчалой) is a town in, and the administrative center of Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya. Population: Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Kurcha ...

and is south-east of the city of

Grozny Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a po ...

. The nearest settlements to Regita are Belty and

Khidi-Khutor Khidi-Khutor (russian: Хиди-Хутор, ce, Хьиди-КӀотар, ''Ẋidi-Khotar'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Khidi-Khutor is incorporated a ...

in the north-east, Koren-Benoy in the east,

Achereshki Achereshki (russian: Ачерешки, ce, Ачаршка, ''Açarşka''), also spelled as Achireshki, is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Achereshki is incor ...

in the south-east, Guni in the south,

Marzoy-Mokhk Marzoy-Mokhk (russian: Марзой-Мохк, ce, Марзойн-Мохк, ''Marzoyn-Moxk'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Vedensky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Marzoy-Mokhk is incorporated into ...

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 The Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic; inh, Нохч-ГӀалгӀай Автономе Советий Социализма Республика, Noxç-Ġalġay Avtonome Sovetiy Socializma Respublika; russian: Чече́но-И ...

was abolished, the village of Regita was renamed, and settled by people from the neighbouring republic of

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 ...

. In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Regita.

Population

* 2002 Census: 685 * 2010 Census: 783 * 2018 estimate: ? According to the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Regita were ethnic

Chechens The Chechens (; ce, Нохчий, , Old Chechen: Нахчой, ''Naxçoy''), historically also known as ''Kisti'' and '' Durdzuks'', are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group of the Nakh peoples native to the North Caucasus in Eastern Europe. "E ...

References

{{Authority control Rural localities in Kurchaloyevsky District