Kulary

Kulary (Russian: Кулары, Chechen: ГӀулара,[1] Ġulara) is a rural locality (a selo) in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.

The nearest settlements to Kulary are Zakan-Yurt in the north-west, Alkhan-Kala in the north-east, Alkhan-Yurt in the east, the city of Urus-Martan in the south-east, Gekhi in the south, Valerik in the south-west, and Khambi-Irze in the west.

[3] In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Kulara was renamed to Naberezhnoye, and was settled by people from other ethnic groups.

In 1957, when the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old name, Kulara.

[5] According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Kulary (5,354 or 99,90%) were ethnic Chechens.