Kizilyurt

Kizilyurt (Russian: Кизилю́рт; Avar: Гъизилюрт; Kumyk: Къызыл-юрт, Qızıl-yurt) is a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, about 53 kilometers (33 mi) northwest of Makhachkala. Population: 32,988 (2010 Census);^[2] 30,264 (2002 Census);^[6] 33,682 (1989 Soviet census).^[7] It is located where the north-flowing Sulak River leaves the mountains and enters the Terek-Sulak Lowland.

Kizilyurt Кизилюрт
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Kumyk	Чир-юрт / Къызыл-юрт
• Avar	Гъизилюрт
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Location of Kizilyurt
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Coordinates: 43°13′N 46°52′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Dagestan[1]
Founded	1963
Area
• Total	50 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	32,988
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Kizilyurt[1]
• Capital of	Kizilyurtovsky District,[1] Town of Kizilyurt[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Kizilyurt Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Kizilyurt Urban Okrug,[3] Kizilyurtovsky Municipal District
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	368124
OKTMO ID	82725000001

Etymology

The name Kizilyurt is of Kumyk origin. It consists of the Turkic words of kyzyl (red) and yurt (village).^[8]

History

It was founded in 1963 by merging the work settlements of Kizilyurt, Bavtugay (Бавтугай), and Sulak (Сулак).^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kizilyurt serves as the administrative center of Kizilyurtovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two settlements of urban type (Bavtugay and Novy Sulak) and one rural locality (the selo of Stary Bavtugay), incorporated separately as the Town of Kizilyurt—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Kizilyurt is incorporated as Kizilyurt Urban Okrug.^[3]

Demographics

Ethnic groups in the city administrative area (2002 census):^[9]

• Avars (70.3%)
• Kumyks (12.7%)
• Laks (5.4%)
• Russians (4.2%)
• Dargins (2.3%)
• Lezgins (2.3%)
• Chechens (1.0%)

Ethnic groups as of the 2021 census:^[10]

• Avars (73.4%)
• Kumyks (12.7%)
• Laks (4.1%)
• Lezgins (3.2%)
• Russians (2.2%)
• Dargins (1.8%)
• Chechens (0.5%)

Climate

Kizilyurt has a Cold semi-arid climate, with quite cold winters and warm to hot summers. the average annual precipitation is low, 381 milimeters..

Climate data for Kizilyurt
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	1.9 (35.4)	3.1 (37.6)	7.7 (45.9)	15.8 (60.4)	22.4 (72.3)	27.1 (80.8)	29.7 (85.5)	29.0 (84.2)	23.7 (74.7)	16.9 (62.4)	9.7 (49.5)	4.5 (40.1)	16.0 (60.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.2 (29.8)	−0.2 (31.6)	4.0 (39.2)	11.0 (51.8)	17.5 (63.5)	22.2 (72.0)	25.0 (77.0)	24.3 (75.7)	19.1 (66.4)	12.8 (55.0)	6.4 (43.5)	1.7 (35.1)	11.9 (53.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−4.3 (24.3)	−3.4 (25.9)	0.4 (32.7)	6.3 (43.3)	12.7 (54.9)	17.3 (63.1)	20.3 (68.5)	19.6 (67.3)	14.6 (58.3)	8.7 (47.7)	3.2 (37.8)	−1.1 (30.0)	7.9 (46.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	20 (0.8)	24 (0.9)	21 (0.8)	27 (1.1)	43 (1.7)	49 (1.9)	37 (1.5)	30 (1.2)	39 (1.5)	38 (1.5)	31 (1.2)	22 (0.9)	381 (15)
Source: Climate-Data.org [11]

Notable people

• Tagir Khaybulaev, men's Olympic gold medallist in judo
• Umar Nurmagomedov, men's professional mixed martial artist, UFC and formerly Eagles fighting championship bantamweight fighter and former Combat Sambo world champion
• Usman Nurmagomedov, men's professional mixed martial artist, Bellator lightweight world champion and younger brother of Umar Nurmagomedov