Avtury (; , ''Evtara'') is a
rural locality
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically describ ...
(a ''
selo'') in
Shalinsky District of the
Chechen Republic
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,
Russia
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, located on the
Khulkhulau River, east of
Shali. Population:
It was supposedly founded in the 14th century, soon after the area was abandoned by the
Mongols and Tatars. During the
Caucasian War
The Caucasian War () or the Caucasus War was a 19th-century military conflict between the Russian Empire and various peoples of the North Caucasus who resisted subjugation during the Russian conquest of the Caucasus. It consisted of a series o ...
, Avtury was a combat area between
Imam Shamil
Imam Shamil (; ; ; ; ; 26 June 1797 – 4 February 1871) was the political, military, and spiritual leader of North Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia in the 1800s, the third Imam of the Caucasian Imamate (1840–1859), and a Sunni Muslim ...
and the Russian troops.
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Rural localities in Shalinsky District