Tsakhur (village)

Tsakhur (Цахур; Tsakhur: ЦIaIх) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Tsakhurskoye Rural Settlement, Rutulsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. Population: There are 4 streets.

Geography
Tsakhur is located in the valley of the Samur river, 35 km northwest of Rutul (the district's administrative centre) by road. Muslakh and Gelmets are the nearest rural localities.

Nationalities
Tsakhurs live there.

Famous residents

 * Abdulla Mukhtarov (Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, associate Professor, Professor of the Physics Department of the Azerbaijan State University)
 * Selim Dzhafarov (Caucasian scientist, linguist and Turkologist, professor at Baku State University)