Yalkhoy-Mokhk

Yalkhoy-Mokhk (Ялхой-Мохк, Ялхой-Мохк, Yalxoy-Moxk) is a village (selo) in Kurchaloyevsky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Yalkhoy-Mokhk is incorporated as Yalkhoy-Mokhkskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and one of three settlements included in it.

Geography
Yalkhoy-Mokhk is located on the right bank of the Gums River. It is 20 km south-east of Kurchaloy and 60 km south-east of the city of Grozny.

The nearest settlements to Yalkhoy-Mokhk are Akhkinchu-Borzoy in the north, Gansolchu in the north-east, Turty-Khutor in the east, Malye Shuani in the south-east, Khashki-Mokhk in the south, Enikali and Koren-Benoy in the south-west, Belty in the west, and Khidi-Khutor in the north-west.

Name
There is a legend that Yalkhoy-Mokhk was founded by a group of six warriors. The name comes from Chechen "ялх" (six), "хой" (warrior), "мохк" (country).

History
In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Yalkhoy-Mokhk was renamed to Tlyadal, and settled by people from the neighbouring republic of Dagestan.

In 1957, when the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Yalkhoy-Mokhk.

Population

 * 2002 Census: 4,049
 * 2010 Census: 4,452
 * 2018 estimate: unknown

According to the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Yalkhoy-Mokhk were ethnic Chechens.