Khanskaya

Chanskaja (Russian Ханская; Adyghe Хъанхьабл ) is a Cossack village in the Republic of Adygea (Russia) with 11,245 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ).

Geography

The village lies on the right bank of the Kuban Creek Belaya about 13 km as the crow northwest of the center of the Republic capital Maikop and 12 km southeast of the city Belorechensk in the neighboring region of Krasnodar.

Chanskaja part of the urban district of Maikop.

History

The town was founded during the Caucasus War 1817-1864 on 20 October 1862 as a Cossack settlement and later elevated to the Cossack village. It received its name from the river Chanka, which in turn is named after the residence of a Crimean Tatar Khan, who is said to have found a local legend, in the area.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Traffic

Chanskaja is located on the opened on this section in 1910 and 1967 electrified railway Belorechensk ( Beloretschenskaja ) - Maikop - Kamennomostski ( Chadschoch ) at kilometer 11 East bypasses the place the regional road R253, the coming of Ust -Labinsk the railway line between Belorechensk and Maikop follows.