Lutkun
Sign in to saveLutkun () is a village in Akhtynsky District of Dagestan, Russia. It is one of the most ancient and large settlements in the Samur valley, the second largest in Akhtynsky area.
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Place details
- Locality
- Луткун
- Region
- Дагестан
- Country
- Россия
- Population
- 3,264
- Timezone
- Europe/Moscow
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Key facts
- Russian rural locality.en_name
- Lutkun
- Russian rural locality.ru_name
- Луткун
- Russian rural locality.image_skyline
- Lutkun.JPG
- Russian rural locality.image_caption
- View of Lutkun
- Russian rural locality.map_label_position
- right
- Russian rural locality.federal_subject
- Republic of Dagestan
- Russian rural locality.adm_district_jur
- Akhtynsky District
- Russian rural locality.pop_2010census
- 3200
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2539
- Elevation
- 1200
- Image
- Lutkun.JPG
- Dialing code
- 87263
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- postal code
- 368740
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- Lutkun
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Lutkun () is a village in Akhtynsky District of Dagestan, Russia. It is one of the most ancient and large settlements in the Samur valley, the second largest in Akhtynsky area.
==History== The ancient history of the village, not preserved, the first fortress village was founded in the 2nd century AD on the hill, in the old, historical part of the village. In the old village, surrounded by a high stone wall with two gates in the 12th-century madrasah was built, and even earlier, in the 10th-century mosque. On 9 August 2008, there was a solemn celebration of the 2000th anniversary of Lutkun.
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