Gubden (;
Dargwa: Губдани) is a
rural locality
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(a
selo) and the administrative centre of Gubdensky Selsoviet,
Karabudakhkentsky District
Karabudakhkentsky District (, , ''Qarabudağgentli yaq'') is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the east of the republic. The area of the distr ...
,
Republic of Dagestan
Dagestan ( ; ; ), officially the Republic of Dagestan, is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a part of the North Caucasian Fede ...
,
Russia
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. The population was 2,798 as of 2010. There are 37 streets.
Demography
Dargins
Dargins or Dargwa (, ''darganti'') are a Northeast Caucasian native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus, and who make up the second largest ethnic group in the North Caucasian republic of Dagestan. They speak the various Dargin lang ...
form the majority of the population of Gubden.
History
In the past Gubden was one of the most important settlements of Dagestan.
Geography
Gubden is located 18 km south of
Karabudakhkent (the district's administrative centre) by road. Gurbuki and Kadirkent are the nearest rural localities.
Расстояние от Губдена до Карабудахкента 18 км
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Famous residents
* Yusuf Khadzhi al-Gubdani (scholar and physician)
* Magomed Abdullayev (professor, orientalist, doctor of philosophy)
* Abdulmalik Magomedov (Hero of Russia)
* Nurmagomed Shanavazov (former boxer)
* Abdulnasyr Medzhikov (world champion in muay thai)
* Salimgerey Rasulov (mixed martial arts fighter)
* Darsam Dzhaparov (International Master of Sports of Russia)
References
Rural localities in Karabudakhkentsky District
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