Gamsutl (Russian: Гамсутль, romanized: Gamsutl'; Avar: Гъамсукь, romanized: Ghamsuk) is a ghost town in the Gunibsky district of Dagestan, Russia, that lies on Mount Gamsutlmeer at an altitude of roughly 1,400 meters above sea level.

[1] 'Gamsutl' in Avar language means "at the foot of the khan's fortress".

[2] The exact age of the village is unknown,[3] but it is considered to be one of the oldest settlements in Dagestan, being 2,000 to 5,000 years old.

[2][1] In the late 1950s people began to leave the village; the number of inhabitants fell to 200 in 1970 and to 17 in 2002.

[1] He called himself mayor and became quite famous after a series of television reports.