Akhkinchu-Borzoy


Akhkinchu-Borzoy, also spelled as Akhkinchu-Borzoi, is a rural locality in Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Akhkinchu-Borzoy is incorporated as Akhkinchu-Borzoyskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and the only settlement included in it.

Geography

Akhkinchu-Borzoy is located on the left bank of the Gums River in a mountainous area. It is located south-east of the city of Kurchaloy and south-east of the city of Grozny.
The nearest settlements to Akhkinchu-Borzoy are Dzhigurty in the north, Gansolchu in the east, Yalkhoy-Mokhk in the south, and Khidi-Khutor in the south-west.

History

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Akhkinchu-Borzoy was renamed to Novo-Ritlyab, and was settled by Avar people from the village of Ritlyab in the neighboring republic of Dagestan.
In 1957, when the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Akhkinchu-Borze.
On 12 January 2002, during a special operation, Salman Basayev, the father of Shamil Basayev, was apparently killed in the village.

Population

According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Akhkinchu-Borzoy were ethnic Chechens, with 2 people from other ethnic backgrounds.

Infrastructure

Akhkinchu-Borzoy hosts a mosque and one secondary school.