Yandi, Achkhoy-Martanovsky District

Yandi (Янди, Янди-КӀотар, Yandi-Khotar) is a rural locality (a selo) in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.

Administrative and municipal status
Municipally, Yandi is incorporated as Yandinskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is the only settlement included in it.

Geography
Yandi is located on the right bank of the Netkhoy River. It is located 11 km south-east of the town of Achkhoy-Martan and 40 km south-west of the city of Grozny.

The nearest settlements to Yandi are Katyr-Yurt and Valerik in the north-east, Gekhi in the east, Shalazhi in the south-east, and Stary Achkhoy in the west.

History
In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Yandi was renamed to Orekhovo, and settled by people from other ethnic groups. From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Novoselsky District of Grozny Oblast.

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

Population

 * 1990 Census: 2,339
 * 2002 Census: 1,510
 * 2010 Census: 2,488
 * 2019 estimate: 2,618

According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Yandi were ethnic Chechens.