Dyshne-Vedeno

Coordinates: 42°57′19″N 46°07′16″E / 42.95528°N 46.12111°E / 42.95528; 46.12111

A photo of Dyshne-Vedeno.

Dyshne-Vedeno (Russian: Дышне-Ведено, Chechen: Дишни-Ведана)^[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status[]

Municipally, Dyshne-Vedeno is incorporated as . It is the administrative center of the municipality and the only settlement included in it.^[2]

Geography[]

Map of Vedensky District. Dyshne-Vedeno is in the center

Dyshne-Vedeno is located on both banks of the . It is on the outskirts of the administrative center of the district, Vedeno.

The nearest settlements to Dyshne-Vedeno are Agishbatoy in the north, Ersenoy and Tazen-Kala in the north-east, in the south-east, Kharachoy in the south and Vedeno in the west.

History[]

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Dyshne-Vedeno was renamed to Aknada, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan.^[3] 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 name, Dyshne-Vedeno.^[4]

Population[]

• 1990 Census: 5,210
• 2002 Census: 3,323
• 2010 Census: 4,834^[5]
• 2019 estimate: 5,674

According to the 2010 census, the majority of residents of Dyshne-Vedeno were ethnic Chechens.

Notable people[]

• Shamil Basayev, a native of Dyshne-Vedeno, born here on 14 January 1965.
• Dzhabrail Yamadayev, a Chechen field commander, assassinated in Dyshne-Vedeno on 5 March 2003.

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