Valerik, Achkhoy-Martanovsky District

Valerik (Russian: Валерик, Chechen: ВаларгтӀе, Valergthe)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.

The nearest settlements to Valerik are Zakan-Yurt in the north, Khambi-Irze and Kulary in the north-east, Gekhi in the east, Gekhi-Chu and Shalazhi in the south, Katyr-Yurt in the west, and Shaami-Yurt in the north-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 Valerik was renamed and settled by other ethnic groups.

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

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