Mesedoy (russian: Меседой, ce, Месада or Месдой-КIотар, ''Mesada'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Vedensky District,

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, Mesedoy is incorporated into Guninskoye rural settlement. It is one of the four settlements included in it.

Geography

Map of Vedensky District (rural settlements)

Mesedoy is located in the upper reaches of one of the left tributaries of the

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. It is north-east of

Vedeno Vedeno (russian: Ведено; ce, Ведана, ''Vedana'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Vedensky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Vedeno is incorporated into Vedens ...

. The nearest settlements to Mesedoy are Guni in the north-west, Nizhny Kurchali and Shirdi-Mokhk in the north-east,

Ersenoy Ersenoy (russian: Эрсеной, ce, Эрсана, ''Ersana'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Vedensky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Ersenoy is incorporated as Ersenoyskoye rural settlement. It ...

in the south-east, and

Agishbatoy Agishbatoy (russian: Агишбатой, ce, ЭгIашбета, ''Eġaşbeta'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Vedensky District, Chechnya. Administrative and municipal status Municipally, Agishbatoy is incorporated as Agishbatoyskoye ...

in the south-west.

History

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 Mesedoy was renamed, 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, Mesada.

Population

* 1990 Census: 110 * 2002 Census: 144 * 2010 Census: 227 According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Mesedoy were ethnic Chechens.

Infrastructure

The village of Mesedoy hosts one primary school.

References

{{Authority control Rural localities in Vedensky District