Khuri (Russian: Хури; Lak: Хьур) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Khurinsky Selsoviet, Laksky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 518 as of 2010.[2] There are 3 streets.[3]
Khuri
Хури Хьур | |
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Selo | |
  Khuri  Khuri | |
| Coordinates: 42°10′N 47°07′E / 42.167°N 47.117°E[1] | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Republic of Dagestan |
| District | Laksky District |
| Time zone | UTC+3:00 |
Geography edit
Khuri is located 141 km southwest of Makhachkala,[4] 2 km northeast of Kumukh (the district's administrative centre) by road, on the right bank of the Kazikumukhskoye Koysu River. Kumukh and Khurukra are the nearest rural localities.[5]
Nationalities edit
Laks live there.
Famous residents edit
- Mikail Kalilov (general)
- Khayrutdin Gadzhiyev (cardiologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor, author and co-author of about 200 scientific works)
- Gabib Tsakhayev (physiologist, doctor of natural sciences, doctor of biological sciences, member of the International Academy of Cosmononautics, professor of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences)
- Nabi Tsakhayev (doctor of medical Sciences, professor)
- Zaidat Musayeva (neurologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor)
- Gadzhi Gadzhiev (cardiologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor)
Sights edit
- Kumukh fortress
- Mosque-museum built in 1572.
- Cannons of the tsarist army of the 18th century.
- Mausoleum "Musa katta".
- Vacilou mount
References edit
- ^ Село Хури на карте
- ^ "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Таблица № 11. Численность населения городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений, городских и сельских населённых пунктов Республики Дагестан". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
- ^ Село Хури на карте
- ^ Расстояние от Махачкалы до Хури ~ 141 км
- ^ Расстояние от Хури до Кумуха 2 км
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