Elkhotovo

The village is located on the right bank of the Terek River, 55 km northwest of Vladikavkaz . It is located at the Elkhotovsky Gate , at the border with the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic .

The nearest settlements: Komsomolskoye in the east, Kardzhin in the southeast, Zmeyskaya in the west and Planovskoye in the north.

The area of ​​the rural settlement is - 33.68 km ² . Of these, the area of ​​the settlement accounts for 15.02 km ² , and agricultural and other lands 18.66 km ² .

The average altitude in the village is 315 meters above sea level. In the south, the Kabardino-Sunzhensky ridge rises above the village.

In 1838, on the right bank of the Terek River , at the entrance to the Elkhotovsky Gate , an Ossetian village was founded. Later, the Muslim village of Elhot appeared on the plain beyond the village of Zamankul .

In 1839, the commander of the Caucasus Corps, General Golovin, informed the Minister of War: “Last year, in 1838, a Muslim Ossetian village called Elkhotovsky was settled on the right bank of the Terek. 88 families from the Muslim villages of Beslan (Tulatovo), Zilgi , Batako , Brut , Zamankul , Kardzhin settled in it ” ^[2] .

In subsequent years, the settlement of the village continued. Residents were mainly engaged in agriculture , livestock farming and trade . At the beginning of the 20th century, there were 3 mosques in the village.

Near the village of Elkhotovo is the ancient settlement of Verkhny Dzhulat . In the Golden Horde time, there was a settlement here, which, as suggested ( V. Egorov. The historical geography of the Golden Horde in the 12th – 14th centuries ), can be identified with the famous Yass city Dedyakov , which existed from the 10th century through the 14th century. A church, two mosques and a minaret dating from the reign of the Khan of Uzbekistan were revealed at the ancient settlement. The findings made here testify to the significant role of this city in the political and economic life of the North Caucasus.

National composition

According to the 2010 All-Russian Population Census ^[18] .

• Rural Cathedral Mosque. Destroyed in 1943. Reopened in 2019 ^[19] .
• The sanctuary "Arjinarag" ( Osset. Ardzhynaræg - "Arga gorge" ), the date of foundation is unknown, Ossetian traditional belief.
• Uastirdzhi Sanctuary at the southeastern outskirts of the village, Ossetian traditional belief.
• Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul ( opened in 2008 (ROC MP) ).

• Museum of Military Glory
• Monument tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• Monument to St. George the Victorious
• Monument to the Defenders of the Elkhotov Gate . Here in December 1942 the offensive of the Nazi troops was stopped. 1975 It is located southeast of the village of Elkhotovo, along the Caucasus highway . Authors: sculptor B. A. Totiev, architect Z. G. Kazbekov
• Monument to the dead Elkhotovtsy during the Second World War . During the Second World War killed 614 residents. Elhotovo. In memory of them, at the expense of residents in 1970, a monument was erected in the center of the village in the courtyard of the village council

Born in Elhotovo :

• Karsanov Kazbek Drisovich - Soviet military leader, Artillery Major General . Hero of the Soviet Union
• Mildzikhov Khadzhimurza Zaurbekovich - Hero of the Soviet Union
• Savlohov Ruslan Soslanovich - Ukrainian freestyle wrestling coach, Honored trainer of Ukraine, master of sports in freestyle wrestling
• Salbiev, Akim Alimbekovich - film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, singer; Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, People's Artist of the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania, People's Artist of the Republic of South Ossetia

• The official site of AMSU MO Kirovsky district
• The official site of the AMC of the Elkhotovsky rural settlement

• Map sheet K-38-17 Terek . Scale: 1: 100,000. State of the terrain for 1983. 1988 edition
• Map sheet K-38-29 Alagir . Scale: 1: 100,000. Status of the terrain for 1984. 1988 edition