Bashlykent (russian: Башлыкент; kum, Башлы, ''Başlı'') 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 typically are describ ...

(a selo) in

Kayakentsky District Kayakentsky District (russian: Каяке́нтский райо́н, kum, Къаягентли якъ, ''Qayagentli yaq'') is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russi ...

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 ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...

. The population was 3,230 as of 2010. There are 23 streets.

Geography

Bashlykent is located 29 km southwest of

Novokayakent Novokayakent (russian: Новокаякент; kum, Янгъы Къаягент, ''Yañı Qayagent'') is a village in Dagestan Republic. It is the administrative centre of Kayakentsky District Kayakentsky District (russian: Каяке́нтск ...

(the district's administrative centre) by road. Dzhavankent and Kapkaykent are the nearest rural localities.Расстояние от Башлыкента до Новокаякента 29 км
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Nationalities

Kumyks live there.

Famous residents

* Sakinat Gadzhiyeva (scientist-ethnographer, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Dagestan) * Balash Balashov (State Duma deputy)

References

Rural localities in Kayakentsky District {{Dagestan-geo-stub