Khuri, Republic of Dagestan
Khuri (Russian: Хури) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Khurinsky Selsoviet, Laksky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 518 as of 2010.[2] There are 3 streets.
Khuri
Хури | |
|---|---|
Selo | |
  Khuri  Khuri | |
| Coordinates: 42°10′N 47°07′E[1] | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Republic of Dagestan |
| District | Laksky District |
| Time zone | UTC+3:00 |
Geography
It is located 152 km from Makhachkala, 1 km east from Kumukh, on the right bank of the Kazikumukhskoye Koysu River.
Nationalities
Laks live there.
Famous residents
- Mikail Kalilov (general)
- Khayrutdin Gadzhiyev (cardiologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor, author and co-author of about 200 scientific works)
- Gabib Tsakhayev (physiologist, doctor of natural sciences, doctor of biological sciences, member of the International Academy of Cosmononautics, professor of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences)
- Nabi Tsakhayev (doctor of medical Sciences, professor)
- Zaidat Musayeva (neurologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor)
Sights
- Kumukh fortress
- Mosque-museum built in 1572.
- Cannons of the tsarist army of the 18th century.
- Mausoleum "Musa katta".
- Vacilou mount
References
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