Mekegi
# Mekegi

Mekegi (Russian: Мекеги; Dargwa: Микlхlе) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Mekeginsky Selsoviet, Levashinsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 2,936 as of 2010. There are 76 streets.

## Geography

Mekegi is located 18 km southeast of Levashi (the district's administrative centre) by road. Tarlankak and Aylakab are the nearest rural localities.

## Nationalities

Dargins live there.

## Famous residents

* Gamid Gamidov (State Duma deputy)
* Gasan Umalatov (honored master of sports in universal combat)
* Magomedshapi Isayev (philologist, Doctor of Science; poet, Honored Scientist of the Republic of Dagestan)
* Suleyman Murtazaliyev (Chevalier of three Orders of Labor Glory)
