Kumukh

Kumukh (; ), also known as Gazi Kumukh, is a village and the administrative center of Laksky District in Dagestan. It is located on the banks of the Kazikumukh Koysu, a branch of the Sulak River.

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Place details

Locality: Кумух
Region: Дагестан
Country: Россия
Population: 2,658
Timezone: Europe/Moscow

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Kumukh
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name: Гъумук
Settlement.pushpin_map: Russia Dagestan#Russia
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 240
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Federal Subject
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Laksky District
Settlement.population_total: 2483
Settlement.timezone: MSK
Settlement.utc_offset: +3
Settlement.timezone_DST: MSD
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +4
Settlement.elevation_m: 1512
Settlement.area_code: +7 87267

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Kumukh (; ), also known as Gazi Kumukh, is a village and the administrative center of Laksky District in Dagestan. It is located on the banks of the Kazikumukh Koysu, a branch of the Sulak River.

==Etymology== Laks use the name "Lak" or "Lakral kanu" (the Lak place) to refer to Kumukh. The naming of the surrounding villages as "Lakral sharhurdu" meant that they belong to Lak. In all probability, in ancient times Laks lived in the small village of Lak. The toponym "Lak" was adopted only in the Lak language. In the understanding of Laks, Kumukh was a fortress of Lak city and then in the general sense became the capital of the Lak principality.

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