42°57′49″N 46°03′14″E / 42.96361°N 46.05389°E / 42.96361; 46.05389 Eshilkhatoy (Russian: Эшилхатой, Chechen: Эшилхата, Eşilxata)^[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Eshilkhatoy is incorporated into Vedenskoye rural settlement. It is one of the four settlements included in it.^[2]

Geography

Map of Vedensky District. Eshilkhatoy is in the Vedeno rural settlement

Eshilkhatoy is located on the right bank of the Elistanhzi River. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the village of Vedeno.

The nearest settlements to Eshilkhatoy are Zelamkhin-Kotar in the north-east, Vedeno in the east, Mekhkadettan-Irze in the south-east, and Elistanzhi in the west.^[3]

History

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Eshilkhatoy was renamed to Zebirkolo, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan.^[4] From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Vedensky District of the Dagestan ASSR.

In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Eshilkhata.^[5]

Population

• 1990 Census: 320
• 2002 Census: 247
• 2010 Census: 406^[6]
• 2019 estimate: ?

According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Eshilkhatoy were ethnic Chechens.

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