Khasavyurt (russian: Хасавю́рт; av, Хасаюрт; ce, Хаси-Эвл, ''Xasi-Evl''; kum, Хасав-ю́рт, ''Xasav-yurt'') is a

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in the

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 ...

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. Population:

History

It was founded in 1846 and granted town status in 1931. During the

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, the settlement was the administrative capital of the Khasavyurtovsky Okrug of the

Terek Oblast The Terek Oblast was a province (''oblast'') of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire, roughly corresponding to the central part of Russia's North Caucasian Federal District. Тhe ''оblast'' was created out of the former territories of t ...

. On August 19, 2012, six police officers were killed and eight people injured at two gun and bomb attacks in the city. The town has thousands of

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. In December 2016, the Russian authorities reported the existence of the Khasavyurt Group, allegedly linked to the

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and a flareup of incidents and skirmishes between the police and local militants in and around the city.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Khasavyurt serves as the

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...

Khasavyurtovsky District Khasavyurtovsky District (russian: Хасавю́ртовский райо́н; av, Хасавхъала мухъ; kum, Хасавюрт якъ, ''Xasavürt yaq''; ce, Хаси-Эвлан кӀошт, ''Xasi-Evlan khioşt'') is an administrativ ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Law #16 As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the

City A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be de ...

of Khasavyurt—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, the City of Khasavyurt is incorporated as Khasavyurt Urban Okrug.Law #6

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2010 census): * Avars (30.7%) *

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 ...

(28.5%) *

Kumyks , image = Abdul-Wahab son of Mustafa — a prominent Kumyk architect of the 19th century. , population = near 600,000 , region1 = , pop1 = 503,060 , ref1 = , region2 = , pop2 ...

(28.1%) *

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 Dargwa language. The ...

(4.1%) * Laks (3.3%) *

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(2.3%) *

Lezgins Lezgins or Leks ( lez, Лезгияр, Лекьер. lezgijar) are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native predominantly to southern Dagestan, a republic of Russia, and northeastern Azerbaijan. The Lezgin are predominantly Sunni Muslims and ...

(1.6%)

Climate

Khasavyurt has a

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with hot summers and cold winters. (

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: ''Dfa'').

Economy

The main local industries are food processing, brick making and garment making.

Notable people

Arsen Akayev Arsen Aliyevich Akayev (russian: Арсен Алиевич Акаев, kum, Arsen Alini ulanı Aqay; born 28 December 1970) is a Russian professional football coach and a former player of Kumyk origin. He is an assistant coach with FC Dyna ...

, former professional football player, coach *

Adam Batirov Adam Alavdinovich Batirov (russian: Адам Алавдинович Бати́ров; born 13 January 1985 in Dagestan) is a Russian and Bahraini freestyle wrestler of Avar heritage. He is a World Cadet Championships runner-up and Cadet Europe ...

, Russian-Bahraini Olympic freestyle wrestler * Mavlet Batirov, Olympic freestyle wrestler *

Artur Beterbiyev Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev ( ce, Арту́р Асильбе́кович Бетерби́ев russian: Артур Асильбекович Бетербиев; born 21 January 1985) is a Russian-Canadian professional boxer. He is a unified li ...

, boxer *

Viktoriya Isakova Viktoriya Evgenievna Isakova (russian: Викто́рия Евге́ньевна Иса́кова; born 12 October 1976) is a Russian theater and film actress. Her film credits include ''Tochka (2006)'', ''The Island'' (2006) and ''Mirrors'' ( ...

, actress *

Zabit Magomedsharipov Zabit Akhmedovich Magomedsharipov ( rus, Забит Ахмедович Магомедшарипов; born 1 March 1991) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist. He fought in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Champ ...

, MMA fighter *

Ramazan Sahin Ramazan often refers to: * Ramadan or Ramazan, the holy month in Islam during which Muslims fast for 30 days Ramazan may also refer to: Given name (people) Sportsmen *Ramazan Tavşancıoğlu (born 1984), Australian football (soccer) playe ...