Tsakhur (village)

Tsakhur (Russian: Цахур) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Tsakhurskoye Rural Settlement, Rutulsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 476 as of 2010.[2] There are 4 streets.[3]

Tsakhur
Цахур
Selo
Tsakhur
Tsakhur
Coordinates: 41°39′N 47°08′E[1]
Country Russia
Region Republic of Dagestan
DistrictRutulsky District
Time zoneUTC+3:00

Geography

Tsakhur is located in the valley of the Samur river, 35 km northwest of Rutul (the district's administrative centre) by road. Muslakh and Gelmets are the nearest rural localities.[4]

Nationalities

Tsakhurs live there.

Famous residents

  • Abdulla Mukhtarov (Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, associate Professor, Professor of the Physics Department of the Azerbaijan State University)
  • Selim Dzhafarov (Caucasian scientist, linguist and Turkologist, professor at Baku State University)

References

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