Katyr-Yurt

Katyr-Yurt (Russian: Катыр-Юрт[1] or Катар-Юрт[2], Chechen: Котар-Йурт[3], Kotar-Yurt) is a rural locality (a selo) in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.

The nearest settlements to Katyr-Yurt are Shaami-Yurt and Valerik in the north-east, Gekhi in the east, Gekhi-Chu in the south-east, Shalazhi in the south, Yandi in the south-west, Bamut in the west, and Achkhoy-Martan in the north-west.

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

While the intended target was said to be militants who were passing through the village, the vast majority of the victims were civilians.

On 2 December 2010, the European Court of Human Rights ordered Russia to pay €1,720,000 to the victims of the bomb attack on Katyr-Yurt, in compensation to 29 applicants for their injuries or the death of their loved ones.