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Bamut (russian: Бамут, ce, Буммат, ''Bummat'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in
Bamut is located on both banks of the Fortanga River. It is located west of the town of
Sernovodsky District
Sernovodsky District (russian: Серноводский район; ce, Эна-Хишкан кIошт, ''Ena-Xişkan khoşt''; 2012-2019: Sunzhensky District) is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #6-RZ district (raion), one of the f ...
, Chechnya
Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...
.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Bamut is incorporated as Bamutskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is the only settlement included in it.Geography
Bamut is located on both banks of the Fortanga River. It is located west of the town of Achkhoy-Martan
Achkhoy-Martan (russian: Ачхой-Мартан, ce, Iашхой-Марта, ''Jaşxoy-Marta'' or Тӏехьа-Марта, ''Theẋa-Marta'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a ''village#Russia, selo'') in, and the a ...
and west 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 pop ...
.
The nearest settlements to Bamut are Katyr-Yurt
Katyr-Yurt (russian: Катыр-Юрт or Катар-Юрт, ce, Котар-Йурт, ''Kotar-Yurt'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Katyr-Yurt is in ...
in the east, Shalazhi
Shalazhi (russian: link=no, Шалажи; ce, Шалажа, ''Şalaƶa'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in the Urus-Martanovsky District, the Chechen Republic, Russia.
Geography
Shalazhi is located west of the republic on the foothills of ...
, Stary Achkhoy
Stary Achkhoy (russian: Старый Ачхой, ce, Ӏашхой-КӀотар, ''Jaşxoy-Khotar'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Stary Achkhoy is i ...
and Yandi in the south-east, Arshty in the south-west, Nesterovskaya in the north-west, and Assinovskaya
Assinovskaya (russian: Ассиновская, ce, Эха-Борзе, ''Exa-Borze'') is a rural locality (a ''stanitsa'') in Sunzhensky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Assinovskaya is incorporated as Assi ...
and Novy Sharoy
Novy Sharoy (russian: Новый Шарой, ce, Керла-Шара, ''Kerla-Şara'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.
Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Novy Sharoy is incorporated as ...
in the north.
History
From 1922 to 1934, Bamut was a part of theIngush Autonomous Oblast
Ingush Autonomous Oblast (russian: Ингушская автономная область) was an autonomous oblast of the Russian SFSR in the Soviet Union, created on 7 July 1924. Since 16 October 1924 it belonged to North Caucasus Krai. It was m ...
.
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 Bamut was renamed to Bukovka, and settled by people from the neighboring 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 C ...
. From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Vedensky District of the Dagestan ASSR
The Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic av, Дагъистаналъул Автономияб Советияб Социалистияб Жумгьурият az, Дағыстан Мухтар Совет Сосиалист Республи ...
.
In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Bummat.
During the First Chechen War
The First Chechen War, also known as the First Chechen Campaign,, rmed conflict in the Chechen Republic and on bordering territories of the Russian FederationФедеральный закон № 5-ФЗ от 12 января 1995 (в реда� ...
, the infamous Battle of Bamut
The Battle of Bamut was the long-lasting attempt of the Russian army to capture the village of Bamut in Western Chechnya. The fighting that took place subsequently lead to the complete destruction of the village.
Battle
In Spring 1995 during the ...
occurred in the village.
At the start of the Second Chechen War
The Second Chechen War (russian: Втора́я чече́нская война́, ) took place in Chechnya and the border regions of the North Caucasus between the Russia, Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, from Augus ...
, in the fall of 1999, the territory of Bamut was completely closed to civilians. The settlement was only unblocked again in April 2002.
In the fall of 2014, by decree of the leadership of the Chechen Republic, a large-scale restoration of the village, which was completely destroyed, was launched. The opening of the revived village of Bamut took place on 3 December 2014.
On 8 September 2019, a referendum was held in Bamut on the transfer of the settlement to the Chechen section of Sunzhensky District
Sunzhunsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia:
* Sunzhensky District, Chechen Republic, an administrative and municipal district of the Chechen Republic
* Sunzhensky District, Republic of Ingushetia, ...
. According to the official results, 1,565 people (73.61% of residents of Bamut) took part in the referendum, in which 84.98% of people voted in favor of the transfer, and 14.82% of people voted against it.
Population
* 1990 Census: 5,858 * 2002 Census: 5,137 * 2010 Census: 6,025 * 2019 estimate: 5,589 According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Bamut (6,013 or 99.80%) were ethnic Chechens, with 12 people (0.20%) coming from other ethnic backgrounds. According to the 2002 Census, 5,137 people (2,465 men and 2,672 women) lived in Bamut.References
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