Azamat-Yurt

Azamat-Yurt (Russian: Азамат-Юрт, Chechen: Азамат-Йурт[1]) is a rural locality (a selo) in Gudermessky District, Chechnya.

The nearest settlements to Azamat-Yurt are Paraboch in the north, Kharkovskoye and Pervomayskoye in the north-east, Engel-Yurt, Kadi-Yurt and Sovetskoye in the south-east, Komsomolskoye in the south-west, and Khangish-Yurt in the west.

[5] In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Azamat-Yurt was renamed, 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 name, Azamat-Yurt.

[7] According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Azamat-Yurt were ethnic Chechens.