Kala Koreysh (Russian: Кала-Корейш, Dargwa: Кьара-Кьурейш) is an abandoned village in the Dakhadaevsky district of Dagestan. It served as the medieval capital of the Kaitag Utsmiate and was a large feudal estate.[1] The main attraction of the village are the mosque (founded in the 11th century).[2]

Kala Koreysh
Кьара-Кьурейш
Kala Koreysh is located in Republic of Dagestan
Kala Koreysh
Kala Koreysh
Kala Koreysh is located in Russia
Kala Koreysh
Kala Koreysh
Coordinates: 42°06′09″N 47°39′26″E / 42.10250°N 47.65722°E / 42.10250; 47.65722
Country Russia
RepublicDagestan
DistrictDakhadayevsky

Population

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According to the Soviet Census of 1926, the Kaitag people made up 100% of the national population structure.[3]

Year 1895[4] 1908[5] 1926[3] 1939[6]
Population 269 222 287 307

References

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  1. ^ Lavrov 1966, p. 179.
  2. ^ "Factum Foundation : Recording the Mosque at Kala-Koreysh". www.factumfoundation.org. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  3. ^ a b "Данные Всесоюзной переписи населения 1926 года" [Data from the All-Union Population Census of 1926] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  4. ^ Kozubskiy, E.I. "Памятная книжка Дагестанской области" [Commemorative book of the Dagestan region]. rusneb.ru - Национальная электронная библиотека. Темир-Хан-Шура: "Русская тип." В.М. Сорокина. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  5. ^ Stratakov, V.V. "Кавказский календарь на 1910 г." [Caucasian calendar for 1910]. rusneb.ru - Национальная электронная библиотека. Тифлис: Т-во "Либерман и Ко". Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  6. ^ Список населённых мест с указанием численности населения по переписи 1939 года по Дагестанской АССР. Махачкала. 1940 [List of populated places indicating the population according to the 1939 census for the Dagestan ASSR].{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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