Yandi, Achkhoy-Martanovsky District


Yandi is a rural locality in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status

Municipally, Yandi is incorporated as Yandinskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is the only settlement included in it.

Geography

Yandi is located on the right bank of the Netkhoy River. It is located south-east of the town of Achkhoy-Martan and south-west of the city of Grozny.
The nearest settlements to Yandi are Katyr-Yurt and Valerik in the north-east, Gekhi in the east, Shalazhi in the south-east, and Stary Achkhoy in the west.

History

In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Yandi was renamed to Orekhovo, and settled by people from other ethnic groups. From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Novoselsky District of Grozny Oblast.
In 1957, when the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old name, Yandi.

Population

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