Malgobek
Malgobek (Template:Langx; Template:LangxTemplate:Sfn) is a town in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia, located Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of the republic's capital of Magas. Population: Template:Ru-census2010 Template:Replace (2002 Census);[1] Template:Replace (1989 Soviet census).[2]
History
In 1934, the selo of Voznesenskoye was granted work settlement status.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". It served then recently discovered oilfields, on the territory of former Ingush villages of Malgobek-Balka (Script error: No such module "Lang".). Town status was granted to it in 1939.[3]
During World War II, Malgobek was occupied by the German forces from Saturday, September 12, 1942 to January 3, 1943, when it was recaptured by the Red Army. In October 2007, Malgobek was conferred the status of City of Military Glory by President Vladimir Putin for heroically stopping the German forces at its borders.[4]
In the 1990s, the town's population doubled due to an influx of refugees from the neighboring war-torn Chechen Republic.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Malgobek serves as the administrative center of Malgobeksky District, even though it is not a part of it.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Malgobek—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Malgobek is incorporated as Malgobek Urban Okrug.[5]
Economy
Besides the oil activities of the company Ingushneftegazprom, the town's industry includes woodworking and food related industries.
Climate
Malgobek has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfa). Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Notable people
- Muslim Evloev (1995 – 2020), Russian naturalized Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler
References
Notes
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- ↑ Script error: No such module "Lang". (President of the Russian Federation. Decree #1344 of October 8, 2007 On Granting the Honorary Title of the Russian Federation "City of Military Glory" to the Town of Malgobek. ).
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Sources
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