Khidi-Khutor


Khidi-Khutor is a rural locality in Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Khidi-Khutor is incorporated as Khidi-Khutorskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and one of two settlements included in it.

Geography

Khidi-Khutor is located on the right bank of the Gums River. It is south-east of Kurchaloy and south-east of the city of Grozny.
The nearest settlements to Khidi-Khutor are Mayrtup in the north, Dzhigurty and Akhkinchu-Borzoy in the north-east, Belty and Yalkhoy-Mokhk in the east, Koren-Benoy and Achereshki in the south, Regita in the south-west, Dzhaglargi in the west, and Avtury in the north-west.

Name

The name of the village translates roughly as "Hidi's farm" - with "Hidi" being the name of the founder.

History

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Khidi-Khutor was renamed to Gunzi, and settled by people from the neighbouring republic of Dagestan.
In 1957, when the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Khidi-Khutor.

Population

According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Khidi-Khutor were ethnic Chechens.

Famous Natives

, a Chechen artist, was born in Khidi-Khutor.