Tukhchar (; , ''Bilt-Ēvla'') is a
rural locality (a
selo) in
Novolaksky District
Novolaksky District (; Lak language, Lak: ) is an administrativeLaw #16 and municipalLaw #6 district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of the Republic of Dagestan, forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. It is located in the west ...
,
Republic of Dagestan
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,
Russia
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. The population was 3,567 as of 2010. There are 105 streets.
Geography
Tukhchar is located 18 km southwest of
Khasavyurt
Khasavyurt is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Dagestan, Russia. Population:
History
It was founded in 1846 and granted town status in 1931. During the Russian Empire, the settlement was the administrative capital of the Khas ...
, on the right bank of the Aksay River. Ishkhoy and Gerzel-Aul are the nearest rural localities.
Расстояние от Тухчара до Хасавюрта 18 км
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Ethnicities
Chechens, Avars and Laks live there.
See also
* Tukhchar massacre
References
Rural localities in Novolaksky District
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