Kedy (, ) is a rural locality (a selo) in Tsumadinsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located in the mountains near the Chechen border.
Kedy is also considered as a capital of Unqraq, the historic territory in Tsumadinskiy district which include 9 villages.
Geographic location Kedy is situated on a valley among mountains. River flows at the center of the village.
Population Avars (all of Muslim faith) live in the village and speak the Avar language.
2010 2012 Численность населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям. Таблица 35. Оценка численности постоянного населения на 1 января 2012 года 2013 Численность населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2013 года. — М.: Федеральная служба государственной статистики Росстат, 2013. — 528 с. (Табл. 33. Численность населения городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений, городских населенных пунктов, сельских населенных пунктов) 2014 2015 738 746 754 757 779
Migration After involuntary resettlement to Vedeno (Chechen Republic) in the 1950s, part of the population of Kedy returned to the village and others left to different Dagestani villages. Now people from Kedy live in Makhachkala and generally in such villages as Shava (Babayurtovskiy district), Haji-Dada (Kumtorkalinskiy district), Kobi (Chechnya, Shelcovskoy district) and Aksay (Khasavyurtovskiy district).
Notable people Makhach Murtazaliev — is an Avar born-Russian Olympic wrestler who won the bronze medal for Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.Olympic results
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