Kizilyurt
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Kizilyurt (Template:Langx; Template:Langx; Template:Langx, Qızıl-yurt) is a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, about Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Makhachkala. Population: Template:Ru-census2010 Template:Replace (2002 Census);[1] Template:Replace (1989 Soviet census).[2] It is located where the north-flowing Sulak River leaves the mountains and enters the Terek-Sulak Lowland.
Etymology
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History
It was founded in 1963 by merging the work settlements of Kizilyurt, Bavtugay (Script error: No such module "Lang".), and Sulak (Script error: No such module "Lang".).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kizilyurt serves as the administrative center of Kizilyurtovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[4] As an administrative division, it is, together with two settlements of urban type (Bavtugay and Novy Sulak) and one rural locality (the selo of Stary Bavtugay), incorporated separately as the Town of Kizilyurt—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[4] As a municipal division, the Town of Kizilyurt is incorporated as Kizilyurt Urban Okrug.[5]
Demographics
Ethnic groups in the city administrative area (2002 census):[6]
- Avars (70.3%)
- Kumyks (12.7%)
- Laks (5.4%)
- Russians (4.2%)
- Dargins (2.3%)
- Lezgins (2.3%)
- Chechens (1.0%)
Ethnic groups as of the 2021 census:[7]
- Avars (73.4%)
- Kumyks (12.7%)
- Laks (4.1%)
- Lezgins (3.2%)
- Russians (2.2%)
- Dargins (1.8%)
- Chechens (0.5%)
Climate
Kizilyurt has a Cold semi-arid climate, with quite cold winters and warm to hot summers. the average annual precipitation is low, 381 milimeters.. Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Notable people
- Tagir Khaybulaev, men's Olympic gold medallist in judo
- Umar Nurmagomedov, men's professional mixed martial artist, UFC and formerly Eagles fighting championship bantamweight fighter and former Combat Sambo world champion
- Usman Nurmagomedov, men's professional mixed martial artist, Bellator lightweight world champion and younger brother of Umar Nurmagomedov
References
Notes
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