Kizilyurt

{{Short description|Town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia}} {{Infobox Russian inhabited locality |en_name=Kizilyurt |ru_name=Кизилюрт |loc_name1=Чир-юрт / Къызыл-юрт |loc_lang1=Kumyk |loc_name2=Гъизилюрт |loc_lang2=Avar |image_skyline=Кизилюрт.jpg |image_caption=View of Kizilyurt |coordinates = {{coord|43|13|N|46|52|E|display=inline,title}} |map_label_position=top |image_coa=Coat_of_Arms_of_Kiziljurt.png |coa_caption= |image_flag= |flag_caption= |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=Republic of Dagestan |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="Ref294" /> |adm_city_jur=Town of Kizilyurt |adm_city_jur_ref=<ref name="Ref294" /> |adm_ctr_of1=Kizilyurtovsky District |adm_ctr_of1_ref=<ref name="Ref294" /> |adm_ctr_of2=Town of Kizilyurt |adm_ctr_of2_ref=<ref name="Ref294" /> |inhabloc_cat=Town |inhabloc_cat_ref=<ref name="Ref294" /> |inhabloc_type= |inhabloc_type_ref= |urban_okrug_jur=Kizilyurt Urban Okrug |urban_okrug_jur_ref=<ref name="Ref416" /> |mun_admctr_of1=Kizilyurt Urban Okrug |mun_admctr_of1_ref=<ref name="Ref416" /> |mun_admctr_of2=Kizilyurtovsky Municipal District |mun_admctr_of2_ref= |leader_title= |leader_title_ref= |leader_name= |leader_name_ref= |representative_body= |representative_body_ref= |area_km2=50 |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=32988 |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date=1963 |established_title= |established_date_ref= |current_cat_date= |current_cat_date_ref= |postal_codes= |postal_codes_ref= |dialing_codes= |dialing_codes_ref= |website= }} '''Kizilyurt''' ({{langx|ru|Кизилю́рт}}; {{langx|av|Гъизилюрт}}; {{langx|kum|Къызыл-юрт}}, ''Qızıl-yurt'') is a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, about {{convert|53|km|sp=us}} northwest of Makhachkala. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=32,988|p2002=30,264|p1989=33,682|.}} It is located where the north-flowing Sulak River leaves the mountains and enters the Terek-Sulak Lowland.

== Etymology == The name ''{{lang|kum|Kizilyurt}}'' is of Kumyk origin. It consists of the Turkic words of ''{{lang|kum|kyzyl}}'' (red) and ''{{lang|kum|yurt}}'' (village).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pospelov |first=E. M. |title=Географические названия России. Топонимический словарь |location=Moscow |publisher=Астрель, АСТ |year=2008 |ISBN=978-5-17-054966-5 |page=227 |language=ru }}</ref>

== History == It was founded in 1963 by merging the work settlements of Kizilyurt, Bavtugay ({{lang|ru|Бавтугай}}), and Sulak ({{lang|ru|Сулак}}).{{citation needed|date=February 2012}}

==Administrative and municipal status== Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kizilyurt serves as the administrative center of Kizilyurtovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.<ref name="Ref294">Law #16</ref> As an administrative division, it is, together with two settlements of urban type (Bavtugay and Novy Sulak) and one rural locality (the ''selo'' of Stary Bavtugay), incorporated separately as the '''Town of Kizilyurt'''—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.<ref name="Ref294" /> As a municipal division, the Town of Kizilyurt is incorporated as '''Kizilyurt Urban Okrug'''.<ref name="Ref416">Law #6</ref>

==Demographics== Ethnic groups in the city administrative area (2002 census):<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ethno-kavkaz.narod.ru/rndaghestan.html|title = Население дагестана}}</ref> *Avars (70.3%) *Kumyks (12.7%) *Laks (5.4%) *Russians (4.2%) *Dargins (2.3%) *Lezgins (2.3%) *Chechens (1.0%)

Ethnic groups as of the 2021 census:<ref name="ВПН-2020">{{cite web |url=https://05.rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/5.2.%20%D0%9D%D0%90%D0%A6%D0%98%D0%9E%D0%9D%D0%90%D0%9B%D0%AC%D0%9D%D0%AB%D0%99%20%D0%A1%D0%9E%D0%A1%D0%A2%D0%90%D0%92%20%D0%9D%D0%90%D0%A1%D0%95%D0%9B%D0%95%D0%9D%D0%98%D0%AF%20%D0%A0%D0%95%D0%A1%D0%9F%D0%A3%D0%91%D0%9B%D0%98%D0%9A%D0%98%20%D0%94%D0%90%D0%93%D0%95%D0%A1%D0%A2%D0%90%D0%9D%20%D0%9F%D0%9E%20%D0%93%D0%9E%D0%A0%D0%9E%D0%94%D0%A1%D0%9A%D0%98%D0%9C%20%D0%9E%D0%9A%D0%A0%D0%A3%D0%93%D0%90%D0%9C%20%D0%98%20%D0%9C%D0%A3%D0%9D%D0%98%D0%A6%D0%98%D0%9F%D0%90%D0%9B%D0%AC%D0%9D%D0%AB%D0%9C%20%D0%A0%D0%90%D0%99%D0%9E%D0%9D%D0%90%D0%9C.xlsx |title=Национальный состав населения |publisher=Rosstat|access-date=16 August 2023}}</ref> *Avars (73.4%) *Kumyks (12.7%) *Laks (4.1%) *Lezgins (3.2%) *Russians (2.2%) *Dargins (1.8%) *Chechens (0.5%)

==Climate== Kizilyurt has a Cold semi-arid climate, with quite cold winters and warm to hot summers. the average annual precipitation is low, 381 millimeters. {{Weather box |width = auto |location = Kizilyurt |metric first = yes |single line = yes

|precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 20 |Feb precipitation mm = 24 |Mar precipitation mm = 21 |Apr precipitation mm = 27 |May precipitation mm = 43 |Jun precipitation mm = 49 |Jul precipitation mm = 37 |Aug precipitation mm = 30 |Sep precipitation mm = 39 |Oct precipitation mm = 38 |Nov precipitation mm = 31 |Dec precipitation mm = 22 |source 1 = Climate-Data.org <ref name = Climate-Data.org >{{cite web | url = https://en.climate-data.org/location/29400/ | title = Climate: Kizilyurt | access-date = March 22, 2018}}</ref> }}

==Notable people== * Tagir Khaybulaev, men's Olympic gold medallist in judo * Umar Nurmagomedov, men's professional mixed martial artist, UFC and formerly Eagles fighting championship bantamweight fighter and former Combat Sambo world champion * Usman Nurmagomedov, men's professional mixed martial artist, Bellator lightweight world champion and younger brother of Umar Nurmagomedov

==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}

===Sources=== *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|da|adm|law}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|da|mun|list}}

==External links==

Category:Cities and towns in Dagestan