Dzheyrakh

Dzheyrakh (English)
Джейрах (Russian)
ЖӀайрах
-  Rural locality  -
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Ingushetia
Administrative center of Dzheyrakhsky District
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 1,781 inhabitants[1]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[2]
Postal code(s)[3] 386430

Dzheyrakh (Russian: Джейрах, Ingush: ЖӀайрах) - is a village and administrative center of Dzheyrakhsky District, in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia.

Geography

Dzheyrakh is situated on the left bank of Armkhi river, south-west from the capital of Ingushetia, Magas.

History

It has been argued by several historians that the name Dzheyrakh associated with Arab military commander Djarakh ibn Abadallah al-Khakami, who was a vicar of the Arab khalif in Armenia and northern Iran between 724-730 A.D. According to the notion, Djarakh ibn Abadallah al-Khakami took military company to the Northern Caucasus through the Darial Gorge.

References

  1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  3. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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