Makhkety

Makhkety (Russian: Махкеты, Chechen: МахкатӀе, Maxkathe)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

The nearest settlements to Makhkety are Agishty in the north, Khattuni and Tevzana in the north-east, and Selmentauzen in the south-west.

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Makhkety was renamed to Alak, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan.

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

These include a rural mosque,[7] a secondary school,[8] and a museum on local lore.