# Vachi

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'''Vachi''' ({{langx|ru|Вачи}}; {{langx|lbe|Ваччи}}) is a [rural locality](/source/types_of_inhabited_localities_in_Russia) (a ''[selo](/source/village)'') and the [administrative center](/source/administrative_center) of [Kulinsky District](/source/Kulinsky_District) of the [Republic of Dagestan](/source/Republic_of_Dagestan), [Russia](/source/Russia). Population: {{ru-census|p2010=817|p2002=667|p1989=786}} The population is predominantly [Lak](/source/Lak_people_(Dagestan)).

==History==
It was founded about 1,500 years ago, and was perhaps named after King Vache of [Caucasian Albania](/source/Caucasian_Albania). Vachi was famous for talented artisans: shoemakers, tailors, tinsmith, blacksmith who traveled to the lowlands of Dagestan and other regions of the Caucasus. In 1926, an elementary school opened in Vachi.

==Miscellaneous==
Dialing code: +7 87268.

==References==
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==External links==
*Official website of Kulinsky District. [http://www.kulirayon.ru/vachi History of Vachi] {{in lang|ru}}

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Category:Rural localities in Kulinsky District
Category:Laks (Caucasus)

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