Chnow
Village
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Chnow ( Russian Хнов ; Rutulian Хин , Chin ) is a village in Dagestan with 2059 inhabitants of Rutulian nationality.
geography
Chnow is located in the south of Dagestan, 33 km from Akhty and 135 km from the nearest railway station Beliji on the Makhachkala - Baku route at the confluence of the Kisildere and Dalitschai in the Akhtychai at an altitude of about 1945 m . The village is the administrative center of the municipality "Dorf Chnow".
history
From 1555, warriors from Chnow invaded eastern Kakheti , which had previously occupied the region, along with other rutules and zachurs . Then many left Georgians the region around the river Alazani , which is about the present to Azerbaijan belonging circles Balakän , Zagatala and Gach equivalent. As a result of these war campaigns in the 16th century, the regional Ingiloi-Georgians now form only a minority of the inhabitants of this northern tip of Azerbaijan next to the Avars , Zachurs, Rutulians who immigrated at the time and later Azerbaijanis .
From 1597 onwards, Chnowian militias took part in the war between Shamchal of Tarki , the dominant prince of Dagestan, against Russian troops. In the 16./17. In the 19th century, Tsarist Russia tried temporarily to gain influence in the region against the resistance of the Shamkhal.
From the beginning of the 17th century until 1839, Chnow was the center of a village union, commonly referred to as Akhtypara-II. In contrast to the community alliance Akhtypara-I, it had far fewer villages. There was next to the village chief Chnow four villages in the Union: the inhabited also by rutul people Bortsch and of Lesgiern inhabited villages Gdym, Fij and Masa.
population
The population of the village is 2059 and is made up of rutules . The believing part of the population belongs to Sunni Islam.
Population development
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1886 | 1,887 |
| 1902 | 1,890 |
| 2002 | 1,612 |
| 2010 | 2,059 |
Note: census data
Web links
- The village of Chnow in the Raion website (Russian)
- Village website (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The history of Akhty Rajons ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
