Sarmakovo

The village is located in the eastern part of the Zolsky district, in the valley of the Malka River. It is located 30 km southeast of the regional center of Zalukokoazhe , 65 km northwest of Nalchik , and 45 km from Pyatigorsk .

The area of ​​the rural settlement is - 132 km ² .

It borders the lands of settlements: Upper Kurkuzhin in the east, Kamennomostskoye in the southwest, State Farm in the west and Kamlyukovo in the north.

The village is located in the foothill zone of the republic, on the north-eastern slope of the Dzhinalsky ridge. Average altitudes are 838 meters above sea level. The highest point is Mount Kunitaga (1,247 m), located south of the village. The relief is a terrain strongly crossed by numerous ridges and beams. Ranges are watersheds of rivers, the valleys of which are strongly indented and are small gorges. The peaks of the river watersheds are plateau-shaped and have a general tendency to lower to the northeast. In the eastern part of the village there are many clusters of mounds from 2 to 5 meters high.

Lowered areas of a rural settlement are used for agricultural purposes. The tops of the watersheds and the slopes of the ranges due to the steepness are used for hayfields and cattle grazing. Due to the strong ruggedness of the relief, most of the rural settlement is potentially erosive. The western and eastern parts of the rural settlements are pastures and alpine meadows. The southern part is covered with massifs of mixed forest.

The hydrographic network is represented by the Malka River and its tributaries - Sarmako, Hudaytoko, Agubekeyuko, Hamtsako, Kendroko, Totlestanukuo, Sheluga, Big Kamluko, etc. In the northeast, the Kuruko River flows, carrying its waters to Kurkuzhin . There are numerous exits of springs and sulfur sources.

The climate is temperate. The average annual temperature is + 10 ° C. Summer is warm with average July temperatures of about + 28 ° C, winters are cool and temperatures rarely drop below -10 ° C. The average annual rainfall is about 570-600 mm.

The first mention of the village of Babukovo ( Kabard. -Cherk. Babiguey ) dates back to 1720.

In 1743, the Natukhai prince ( psy ) Elmurza Babuk and his people donkey on the right bank of the Malka River, this year is considered the date of the foundation of the village.

Prior to that, the village of Prince Babuk was located on the Taman Peninsula in Natukhai (the historical region of the residence of one of the Adyghe societies - Natukhais ). Then, when the Russian Empire began the war of aggression in the Crimea and the Kuban, most of the population of the village of Prince Babuk, together with the Prince settled on the site of the present Stavropol. From where in 1743 they finally moved to the valley of the Malka River. But part of the population moved between this aul and Babukinsky aul .

In 1865, during the Land Reform of Kabarda, the village of Aslanbek Kaitukin was annexed to Babukovo.

In the middle of the 19th century, a stud farm for breeding horses of the Kabardian breed was built in the village. At the beginning of the 20th century, the breeder Hadji Kotsev began breeding Anglo-Kabardian horses.

In 1920, with the final establishment of Soviet power in Kabarda, by decision of the Revolutionary Committee of the Nalchik District, Babukovo, like all other Kabardian settlements, was renamed due to the presence of princely and noble families in their names. As a result, the village received a new name - Sarmakovo, whose name comes from the eponymous river flowing through the village.

During the Great Patriotic War in September 1942, the village was occupied and defeated by German troops. It was planned to hike through the village from the northern slope, hoist the fascist flag on Elbrus. In January 1943, the village was liberated from German invaders. In memory of those who died in the battles during the liberation of the village and the villagers who died on the war fronts, monuments were erected in the village.

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR No. 621/3 of May 29, 1944, the district center of Nagorny was transferred from the village of Kamennomostskoye to the village of Sarmakovo ^[3] .

In 1956, after the abolition of the Nagorny District of the KBASSR, the village was transferred to the Zolsky District.

Now the village continues to expand. On the left bank of the Malka River, a new microdistrict of the village, Zarechny, was founded.

Density - 61.73 people / km ² .

National composition

According to the 2010 All-Russian Population Census ^[14] :

The structure of local government of a rural settlement is composed of:

• The head of the rural settlement is Makhov Ruslan Gusmovich.
• The administration of the rural settlement of Sarmakovo - consists of 9 people.
• The local government council of the rural settlement of Sarmakovo - consists of 14 deputies.

• Secondary school number 1 - st. Lenin, 128
• Secondary school number 2 - st. Lenin, 199
• Secondary school number 3 - st. Lenin, 59
• Primary school number 1 - st. Lenin, 216
• Kindergarten number 1
• Kindergarten number 2

• Community Hospital
• Dental Center

• House of Culture
• Two libraries
• Museum of Battle Glory
• Sports and fitness complex
• Football stadiums

Socio-political organizations:

• Adyghe Hase
• World War II Veterans Council
• Council of Veterans of Labor
• Council of Elders

There are four mosques in the village.

The basis of the rural economy is private and rental farms. Livestock breeding is highly developed, in particular cattle breeding. Gravely sand, limestone, volcanic ash, etc. are mined.

In the village there are three enterprises of regional and republican significance:

• Sarmakovsky Combine LLC
• Alliance LLC
• Sarmakovskaya MPMK LLC

• Kotsev Przemaho Tamashevich - a public and political figure in the North Caucasus during the Civil War and the establishment of Soviet power.
• Dokshokov Musa Ilyasovich - Soviet statesman and public figure. Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1984-1988).
• Kardanov Shagir Patovich - Deputy of the Supreme Council of the USSR.
• Daova Maryana Patovna - Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
• Haupsheva Lelya Matsevna - writer, Honored Worker of Culture of the KBASSR.

• Passport of the rural settlement of Sarmakovo
• Rural settlement Sarmakovo