Selmentauzen

Selmentauzen (Russian: Сельментаузен, Chechen: Селман-Тевзана, Selman-Tevzana or Дуццахоте, Duccaxote)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

The nearest settlements to Selmentauzen are Dutsin-Khutor in the south-west, Zonakh in the west, Ulus-Kert in the north-west, and Makhkety and Tevzana in the north-east.

[3] In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Selmentauzen was renamed to Khvarshini, 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, Selmentauzen.

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