Niki-Khita

Niki-Khita (Russian: Ники-Хита, Chechen: НикIи-ХитIа, Nikhi-Xitha)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya.

[3] The nearest settlements to Niki-Khita are Avtury in the north-west, Geldagana in the north, the city of Kurchaloy in the north-east, Dzhaglargi in the east, Marzoy-Mokhk and Regita in the south-east, and Serzhen-Yurt in the west.

[4] In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Niki-Khita was renamed 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, Niki-Khita.

[6] According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Niki-Khita were ethnic Chechens.