Sunzha
Town in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia
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::summary Town in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Russian inhabited locality"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Sunzha |
| ru_name | Сунжа |
| loc_name1 | Шолжа-Пхье |
| loc_lang1 | Ingush |
| image_skyline | Город Сунжа.jpg |
| coordinates | |
| map_label_position | right |
| image_flag | Flag of Sunzha.png |
| federal_subject | Republic of Ingushetia |
| adm_ctr_of1 | Sunzhensky District |
| inhabloc_cat | Town |
| pop_2010census | 61598 |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| established_date | 1845 |
| current_cat_date | 2016 |
| postal_codes | 386200-386204 |
| website | http://www.sunzhangrad.ru/ |
| :: |
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Sunzha (; ) is a town and the administrative center of the Sunzhensky District of the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. Before 2016 it was a rural locality (stanitsa) called Ordzhonikidzevskaya, after Soviet political leader Grigoriy Ordzhonikidze.
Population: As of the 2010 Census, it was the most populous rural locality in Russia.
Geography
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Ингушский_округ_на_Дорожной_карте_Кавказского_края_1853_г._(186(4).jpg" caption="The village of '''Sunzha''' on the map of the Ingush district in 1853."] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Ингушский_округ_на_карте_Кавказского_края_(1869_г.).jpg" caption="The village of '''Sunzha''' on the map of the Ingush district in 1869."] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Карта_Терской_Области,1892_г.(Сунженский_отдел).jpg" caption="The village '''Sunzha''' on the map of Sunzhensky (Ingush) otdel in 1892"] ::
Sunzha is located in the valley of the river Sunzha, 22 km northeast from Nazran, and 47 km west from Grozny. Historically, the town was laid on the northern bank of the river, however, currently both banks are inhabited.
Sunzhensky ridge is situated to the north of the town. To the west, Sunzha borders Troitskya, on the east Sernovosky of the Sunzhensky District of Chechnya. 5 km to the south lies Nesterovskaya.
The train station Sleptsovkaya of the North Caucasian railway is the last stop on the trail. The railway connection between Sunzha and Grozny existed before the military conflict in Chechnya, however, in the 1990s the railways had been damaged and consequently destroyed.
Climate
Sunzha has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfa). | collapsed = | metric first = y | single line = y | Jan high C = 0.9 | Feb high C = 2.1 | Mar high C = 8.0 | Apr high C = 17.1 | May high C = 22.5 | Jun high C = 26.3 | Jul high C = 29.0 | Aug high C = 28.2 | Sep high C = 23.5 | Oct high C = 15.9 | Nov high C = 9.1 | Dec high C = 3.6 | Jan mean C = -3.2 | Feb mean C = -2.0 | Mar mean C = 3.5 | Apr mean C = 11.2 | May mean C = 16.6 | Jun mean C = 20.4 | Jul mean C = 23.1 | Aug mean C = 22.3 | Sep mean C = 17.7 | Oct mean C = 10.6 | Nov mean C = 5.0 | Dec mean C = -0.2 | Jan low C = -7.3 | Feb low C = -6.1 | Mar low C = -1.1 | Apr low C = 5.2 | May low C = 10.7 | Jun low C = 14.5 | Jul low C = 17.2 | Aug low C = 16.3 | Sep low C = 11.9 | Oct low C = 5.3 | Nov low C = 0.8 | Dec low C = -4.0 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 20 | Feb precipitation mm = 22 | Mar precipitation mm = 27 | Apr precipitation mm = 39 | May precipitation mm = 75 | Jun precipitation mm = 83 | Jul precipitation mm = 68 | Aug precipitation mm = 56 | Sep precipitation mm = 42 | Oct precipitation mm = 29 | Nov precipitation mm = 26 | Dec precipitation mm = 23 | Jan precipitation days = 6 | Feb precipitation days = 6 | Mar precipitation days = 6 | Apr precipitation days = 6 | May precipitation days = 9 | Jun precipitation days = 10 | Jul precipitation days = 7 | Aug precipitation days = 6 | Sep precipitation days = 6 | Oct precipitation days = 6 | Nov precipitation days = 6 | Dec precipitation days = 6 | source 1 = WMO
History
The establishment of the early settlement is associated with the Ingush highlanders moving from the Assinkoe gorge to the plains. In the 18th century Ingush highlanders established settlements in the modern Sunzhensky district of Ingushetia. According to the maps of 1834, several Ingush settlements are known to the area, including Kurei-Yurt which was lying on the modern boundaries of the town of Sunzha. According to the rapport by the Vladikavkaz commandant the population of the village of Kurai-Yurt was 585 people, which was considered to be a relatively large settlement. The other sources acknowledge the village under the name of Korei-Yurd, such as on the "Map of left flank of the Caucausian line" in 1840.
The founder of the village was Kuri, the son of Ali ), from the Leimi village of the mountainous Dzheirakhski district of Ingushetia. In the late 1820’s, he moved from his native Leimi and established Kuri-Yurt which existed until 1845, where it was destroyed during the Russian colonization, which established Sunzha line of cossacks settlements on the sights of villages of the indigenous population. During the Russian Empire, the town was the administrative capital of the Sunzhensky Otdel of the Terek Oblast.
In 1845, during the Caucasian war, stanitsa Sunzhenskay had been established as a part of the Sunzha cossack line. The stanitsas were inhabited by settlers from already existing cossack settlements in the Caucasus, as well as Don cossacks.
Notable people
- Zarifa Sautieva, activist
- Movsar Evloev, mixed martial artist
Notes
References
Bibliography
References
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- [http://government.ru/docs/all/105339/ Распоряжение Правительства Российской Федерации от 03.02.2016 г. № 138-р.] Сайт Правительства Российской Федерации (3 февраля 2016)
- "В Ингушетии появился новый город - Сунжа".
- "World Weather Information Service - Ordzhonikedzevskaja". World Meteorological Organisation.
- Катаева, Марина. (2020-02-12). ""Надеюсь, не закончу как Мандельштам". Как Зарифа Саутиева стала самой известной женщиной Ингушетии". BBC News Русская служба.
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