Kubachi (urban-type settlement)

For other uses, see Kubachi (disambiguation).

Kubachi (Russian: Кубачи́; Dargwa: ГӏярбукI, Kubachi: Арбукáнти) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Dakhadayevsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 3,060.^[3]

Kubachi Кубачи
Urban-type settlement[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Dargwa	Гӏургъбаже
View of Kubachi
Location of Kubachi
Kubachi Location of Kubachi Show map of Russia Kubachi Kubachi (Republic of Dagestan) Show map of Republic of Dagestan
Coordinates: 42°06′N 47°36′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Dagestan[1]
Administrative district	Dakhadayevsky District[1]
Settlement	Kubachi Settlement[2]
Urban-type settlement status since	1965
Elevation	1,750 m (5,740 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	3,060
Administrative status
• Capital of	Kubachi Settlement
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Dakhadayevsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Kubachi Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Kubachi Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	368572
OKTMO ID	82618489101

Kubachi population

2010 Census	3,060[3]
2002 Census	2,781[8]
1989 Census	1,753[9]
1979 Census	1,822[10]

History

Kubachi is the namesake of Kubachi ware, a style of Persian pottery which was found in great abundance here. In Persian chronicles, the village is mentioned as early as the 4th century under the Persian name of زره‌گران Zerihgaran (Place of chain mail makers).^[11]

Urban-type settlement status was granted to Kubachi in 1965.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, the urban-type settlement of Kubachi is incorporated within Dakhadayevsky District as Kubachi Settlement^{[citation needed]} (an administrative division of the district).^[2] As a municipal division, Kubachi Settlement is incorporated within Dakhadayevsky Municipal District as Kubachi Urban Settlement.^[4]

See also

• Kubachi silver
• Kubachi ware

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