Khal (village)

The village is located on the bank of the Kaminchay river, the left tributary of the Ahtchay river, 18 km south-west of the village of Ahty . Midjah village is 4 kilometers away.

From the beginning of the 17th century to 1839, the village was included in the Akhtyparin free society as a part of the sots of the rural communities of Akhtypar-1. In 1839, the village was annexed to the Russian Empire. Administratively subordinated to the Samur district of the Dagestan region. Together with villages Kudchakh , Midjah and Smugul formed Semagulskoye rural community Akhtyparinskogo naibstva . In 1929, the village was included in the newly formed Akhtynsky district.

At the beginning of 1961, 178 collective farmers worked in the local collective farm “Bolshevik” and there were 70 farms. There were 86 heads of cattle, including 34 cows, 3,669 sheep and goats.

The village was divided into quarters: Agha Maglet (lower quarter) and Vini Magyle (upper quarter).

Tukhums of the village: Qaramar (Pashayar), Sikler (Selimar), PӀirethar, Shephenar.

Tracts: Tsiiyi Khuyr, Khvaretkar (arable land to the village), KӀfiyar (arable land) Kuluh kam, Falfan (pasture).

Outside the village there is a spring, from where water pipes to the village were laid.

Khal became empty in 1989, Khaltsy moved to the villages of Akhty , Avadan , Muchuh, and also to Makhachkala.

Etymology

The name of the village of Khal ( Lezg. Khal ) in translation from Lezghin means “house”.

Lezgins lived in the village, Sunni Muslims . In 1869, 102 people lived in the village, of which 52 were men and 50 were women. The village consisted of 15 smoke. ^[2] In 1886, 167 people lived in the village. ^[3]

The village was known to experienced sheep farmers, producing carpets and knitting patterned socks.

In the village there are deposits of lead, gold, copper -nickel ores and other metals (Tukirkilskoe deposit).