Kizilyurt (; ; , Qızıl-yurt) is a town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, about northwest of Makhachkala. Population: It is located where the north-flowing Sulak River leaves the mountains and enters the Terek-Sulak Lowland.
Etymology The name is of Kumyk origin. It consists of the Turkic words of (red) and (village).
History It was founded in 1963 by merging the work settlements of Kizilyurt, Bavtugay (), and Sulak ().
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kizilyurt serves as the administrative center of Kizilyurtovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.Law #16 As an administrative division, it is, together with two settlements of urban type (Bavtugay and Novy Sulak) and one rural locality (the selo of Stary Bavtugay), incorporated separately as the Town of Kizilyurt—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Kizilyurt is incorporated as Kizilyurt Urban Okrug.Law #6
Demographics Ethnic groups in the city administrative area (2002 census): Avars (70.3%) Kumyks (12.7%) Laks (5.4%) Russians (4.2%) Dargins (2.3%) Lezgins (2.3%) Chechens (1.0%)
Ethnic groups as of the 2021 census: Avars (73.4%) Kumyks (12.7%) Laks (4.1%) Lezgins (3.2%) Russians (2.2%) Dargins (1.8%) Chechens (0.5%)
Climate Kizilyurt has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa), very close to being classified as a cool semi-arid climate (BSk), and characterised by freezing winters and very warm summers. Average annual precipitation is quite low at around .
Notable people Tagir Khaybulaev, men's Olympic gold medallist in judo Umar Nurmagomedov, men's professional mixed martial artist, UFC and formerly Eagles fighting championship bantamweight fighter and former Combat Sambo world champion Usman Nurmagomedov, men's professional mixed martial artist, Bellator lightweight world champion and younger brother of Umar Nurmagomedov
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