Nizhny Kurchali

Nizhny Kurchali (Russian: Нижние Курчали, Chechen: Лаха-Курчалa, Laxa-Kurçala)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

[3] In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Nizhny Kurchali was renamed to Ishtiburi, 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 name, Nizhny Kurchali.

[5] At the time of the 2002 Census, Nizhny Kurchali had been abandoned as a result of the Chechen Wars.

According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Nizhny Kurchali were ethnic Chechens.