Achkhoy-Martan ( Russian : Ачхой-Мартан , Chechen : Iашхой-Марта , Jaşxoy-Marta or Тӏехьа-Март, Theẋa-Mart ) is a town and the administrative center of Achkhoy-Martanovsky District , Chechnya .
7-408: Municipally, Achkhoy-Martan is incorporated as Achkhoy-Martan Urban Settlement . It is the administrative center of the municipality and is the only settlement included in it. Achkhoy-Martan is the administrative center of Achkhoy-Martanovsky District . Town status was granted to Achkhoy-Martan in 2023. The Fortanga River ( Chechen : Марта ) flows through the center of the village. To the east of
14-513: A youth center. Prior to the outbreak of hostilities, a boarding school was also present in Achkhoy-Martan. The village also hosts a mosque. The Achkhoy-Martan state farm exists in the village, and engages in cereal crops, cattle breeding and gardening. The village also hosts the largest seed processing plant in Chechnya, as well as a plastic factory, one of the largest bases of building materials in
21-664: The Chechen Republic , Russia . It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 1,100 square kilometers (420 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo ) of Achkhoy-Martan . State health facilities in the district are represented by one central district hospital in Achkhoy-Martan and one district hospital in Samashki . Population: 78,505 ( 2010 Census ) ; 64,839 ( 2002 Census ); 59,837 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . The population of Achkhoy-Martan accounts for 25.7% of
28-702: The north-west. In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Achkhoy-Martan was renamed to Novoselskoye, and settled by people from other ethnic groups. From 1944 to 1957, it was the administrative center of the Novoselsky District of Grozny Oblast . In 1957, when the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR
35-414: The republic. The village has its own football club "Marta", volleyball team "Achkhoy", a sports club, and hosts competitions in judo, karate, taekwondo and boxing. Achkhoy-Martanovsky District Achkhoy-Martanovsky District ( Russian : Ачхо́й-Марта́новский райо́н ; Chechen : Тӏеьха-Мартан кӏошт , Theẋa-Martan khoşt ) is an administrative and municipal district ( raion ), one of fifteen in
42-461: The village is the Achkhu River . The name of the village comes from these two rivers. Achkhoy-Martan is located 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-west of the city of Grozny . The nearest settlements to Achkhoy-Martan are Novy Sharoy in the north, Shaami-Yurt in the north-east, Katyr-Yurt in the east, Stary Achkhoy and Yandi in the south-east, Bamut in the south-west, and Assinovskaya in
49-717: Was restored, the village regained its old name, Achkhoy-Martan. The village came to national attention in Russia in 1999 during the second Chechen War when it saw intense fighting and suffered severe destruction. This event is featured in the popular Russian war song " Ты только маме, что я в Чечне, не говори " According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Achkhoy-Martan (20,113 or 99.7%) were ethnic Chechens, with 59 people (0.3%) coming from other ethnic backgrounds. The district library in Achkhoy-Martan has around 70,000 books. The village also hosts nine secondary schools, an eight-year school, three kindergartens, and
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