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[[File:Sturm aul Gimry 1891.jpg|thumb|''Assault of Gimry'' – [[Franz Roubaud]], (1891), oil on canvas]]

'''Gimry''' ({{langx|ru|Гимры}}, {{Langx|av|Генуб|translit=Genub}}) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|rural locality]] (a ''[[village#Russia|selo]]'') in [[Untsukulsky District]] of the [[Republic of Dagestan]], [[Russia]]. It is known as the birthplace of two Dagestani imams, [[Ghazi Muhammad]] and [[Imam Shamil|Shamil]], who resisted Russian expansion into the region in the nineteenth century. Population: {{ru-census2010|4,654|;}} {{ru-census2002|3,362|.}}

==Geography==
Gimry is located on the east bank of the north-flowing Avar Koysu river at the bottom of a 5000-foot-deep canyon. On the east side the upper 1500 feet are nearly vertical. It is at the mouth of a side canyon that extends about 7 kilometers southeast. In the nineteenth century the only approaches from the east were from the village of Karanai and along the sides of the Sulak and Avar Koysu canyons or by a path down to the side canyon where the [[Gimry tunnel]] is now. Four kilometers north the Avar Koysu joins the east-flowing [[Andi Koysu]] to form the [[Sulak River]]. To the south on the Avar Koysu is the village of Untsokul, the Irganay dam and the villages of Irganay and Zirani. West on the Andi Koysu are the [[Siege of Akhoulgo|rock fortress of Akhulgo]] and the villages of Ashitla and Igali.

==History==
Gimry was part of a group of villages called or Koysubu or Hindal. It was a center of resistance to Russia during the [[Caucasian War]] (1829–1859). Both [[Ghazi Muhammad]] and [[Imam Shamil|Shamil]] were born here in the 1790s. In 1830, Russian commander Baron Rosen unsuccessfully tried to attack the village. In 1832, Ghazi Muhammad died here during the [[Battle of Gimry]]. In 1834, Lanskoy attacked Gimry. In 1837, the Russians were defeated just to the north at the battle of the Ashitla bridge. Later in the same year the village of Ashitla to the west was destroyed. In 1839 it was neutral during the [[Siege of Akhoulgo]]. In 1840, Klugenau attacked it. After 1840, the center of resistance moved northwest to the forests of Chechnya. During the [[Dagestan Uprising (1920)]] ninety percent of the buildings were destroyed by artillery. Its surrender in late February 1921 was almost the end of the uprising.

===Recent events===
In 2014, Russian soldiers tried to capture Gimry native [[Magomed Suleymanov]], who had been proclaimed emir of the Caucasus Emirate. Gimry remained blocked by Russian troops to all except its residents for a while.<ref>{{cite news|title=Russia and Islamic State: Caucasian jihad|url=https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21656731-islamic-state-recruiting-volunteers-caucasus-russia-may-be-letting-them-go-caucasian|accessdate=5 July 2015|work=[[The Economist]]|date=4 July 2015}}</ref> As of October 2015, each resident had to give a 5-digit number to enter or leave town, while all others had to register and foreigners were not permitted.<ref>''Washington Post'', 28 October 2015, page A1, "The other Russian supply line".</ref>{{update inline|date=July 2016}}

==See also==
*[[Gimry fighting]]

==References==
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{{Rural localities in Untsukulsky District}}
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[[Category:Rural localities in Untsukulsky District]]