Belgatoy, Vedensky District

Belgatoy (Russian: Белгатой, Chechen: БелгIата, Belġata)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

The nearest settlements to Belgatoy are Nizhny Kurchali in the north-east, Dargo in the east, Tazen-Kala in the south-east, Vedeno in the south-west, Agishbatoy in the west, and Guni in the north-west.

[3] According to legend, the village of Belgatoy was founded by a certain Ela Khasi-Khovr, who owned land between the Khulkhulau and Argun rivers.

Khasi-Khovr's father lived in the mountains and owned land there, including a gorge in the upper Khulkhulau River, which was used as a shelter for horses.

In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Belgatoy.