Khattuni
# Khattuni

42°58′49″N 45°56′15″E﻿ / ﻿42.98028°N 45.93750°E﻿ / 42.98028; 45.93750 Khattuni (Russian: Хаттуни, Chechen: Хоттане, Xottane) is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.

## Administrative and municipal status

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

## Geography

Khattuni is located on the left bank of the Khatuni River, a right tributary of the Dzhalka River. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) north-west of the village of Vedeno.

The nearest settlements to Khattuni are Elistanzhi in the south-east, Makhkety in the south-west, Tevzana in the west, and Agishty in the north-west.

## Name

The name "Khottanye" translates roughly from Chechen as "swampy" or "muddy".

## History

In 1944, after the deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Khattuni was renamed to Konkhidatli, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan. From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Vedensky District of the Dagestan ASSR.

In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Khottanye.

## Population

* 2002 Census: 1,572
* 2010 Census: 2,626
* 2019 estimate: 2,828

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

## Infrastructure

Khattuni hosts several important buildings, including a mosque and a high school.

