Kizilyurt (; ; , ''Qızıl-yurt'') is a

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in the

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 ...

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, about northwest of

Makhachkala Makhachkala, previously known as Petrovskoye (1844–1857) and Port-Petrovsk (1857–1921), or by the local Kumyk language, Kumyk name of Anji, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Dagestan, Russia. ...

. Population: It is located where the north-flowing

Sulak River The Sulak (, , Lepiev A.S., Lepiev İ.A., Türkçe-Çeçençe sözlük, Turkoyŋ-noxçiyŋ doşam, Ankara, 2003) drains most of the mountainous interior of Dagestan northeast into the Caspian Sea. It and most of its branches flow in canyons. It ...

leaves the mountains and enters the Terek-Sulak Lowland.

Etymology

The name ' is of Kumyk origin. It consists of the Turkic words of ' (red) and ' (village).

History

It was founded in 1963 by merging the work settlements of Kizilyurt, Bavtugay (), and Sulak ().

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kizilyurt serves as the

administrative center An administrative centre 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 the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of Kizilyurtovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.Law #16 As an administrative division, it is, together with two settlements of urban type ( Bavtugay and Novy Sulak) and one rural locality (the '' selo'' of Stary Bavtugay), incorporated separately as the

Town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

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

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

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

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the city administrative area (2002 census): * Avars (70.3%) * Kumyks (12.7%) * Laks (5.4%) *

Russians Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church ...

(4.2%) * Dargins (2.3%) *

Lezgins Lezgins ( or ) are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native to southern Dagestan, a republic of Russia, and northern Azerbaijan, who speak the Lezgin language. Their social structure is firmly based on equality and deference to individuality ...

(2.3%) * Chechens (1.0%) Ethnic groups as of the 2021 census: *Avars (73.4%) *Kumyks (12.7%) *Laks (4.1%) *Lezgins (3.2%) *Russians (2.2%) *Dargins (1.8%) *Chechens (0.5%)

Climate

Kizilyurt has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

(

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

: ''Dfa'').

Notable people

* Tagir Khaybulaev, men's Olympic

gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...

list in judo * Umar Nurmagomedov, men's professional

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...

, UFC and formerly Eagles fighting championship bantamweight fighter and former Combat Sambo world champion * Usman Nurmagomedov, men's professional

, Bellator lightweight world champion and younger brother of Umar Nurmagomedov

References

Notes

Sources

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External links

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