Yalkhoy-Mokhk


Yalkhoy-Mokhk is a village in Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Yalkhoy-Mokhk is incorporated as Yalkhoy-Mokhkskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and one of three settlements included in it.

Geography

Yalkhoy-Mokhk 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 Yalkhoy-Mokhk are Akhkinchu-Borzoy in the north, Gansolchu in the north-east, Turty-Khutor in the east, Malye Shuani in the south-east, Khashki-Mokhk in the south, Enikali and Koren-Benoy in the south-west, Belty in the west, and Khidi-Khutor in the north-west.

Name

There is a legend that Yalkhoy-Mokhk was founded by a group of six warriors. The name comes from Chechen "ялх", "хой", "мохк".

History

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Yalkhoy-Mokhk was renamed to Tlyadal, 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, Yalkhoy-Mokhk.

Population

According to the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Yalkhoy-Mokhk were ethnic Chechens.