Khuri, Republic of Dagestan

Khuri (Хури; Хьур) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Khurinsky Selsoviet, Laksky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 518 as of 2010. There are 3 streets.

Geography
Khuri is located 141 km southwest of Makhachkala, 2 km northeast of Kumukh (the district's administrative centre) by road, on the right bank of the Kazikumukhskoye Koysu River. Kumukh and Khurukra are the nearest rural localities.

Nationalities
Laks live there.

Famous residents

 * Mikail Kalilov (general)
 * Khayrutdin Gadzhiyev (cardiologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor, author and co-author of about 200 scientific works)
 * Gabib Tsakhayev (physiologist, doctor of natural sciences, doctor of biological sciences, member of the International Academy of Cosmononautics, professor of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences)
 * Nabi Tsakhayev (doctor of medical Sciences, professor)
 * Zaidat Musayeva (neurologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor)
 * Gadzhi Gadzhiev (cardiologist, doctor of medical sciences, professor)

Sights

 * Kumukh fortress
 * Mosque-museum built in 1572.
 * Cannons of the tsarist army of the 18th century.
 * Mausoleum "Musa katta".
 * Vacilou mount