Mekegi Explained
| Official Name: | Mekegi |
| Native Name: | Мекеги
Микlхlе |
| Settlement Type: | Selo |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Dagestan#Russia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Russia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Republic of Dagestan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Levashinsky District |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
| Utc Offset1: | +3:00 |
| Coordinates: | 42.3833°N 74°W[1] |
Mekegi (ru|Мекеги; Dargwa: Микlхlе) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Mekeginsky Selsoviet, Levashinsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 2,936 as of 2010.[2] There are 76 streets.[3]
Geography
Mekegi is located 18 km southeast of Levashi (the district's administrative centre) by road. Tarlankak and Aylakab are the nearest rural localities.[4]
Nationalities
Dargins live there.
Famous residents
- Gamid Gamidov (State Duma deputy)
- Gasan Umalatov (honored master of sports in universal combat)
- Magomedshapi Isayev (philologist, Doctor of Science; poet, Honored Scientist of the Republic of Dagestan)
- Suleyman Murtazaliyev (Chevalier of three Orders of Labor Glory)
Notes and References
- https://mapdata.ru/dagestan/levashinskiy-rayon/selo-mekegi/ Село Мекеги на карте
- http://dagstat.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/dagstat/resources/b698fa00421f084fbfb3ff2d59c15b71/%D0%92%D0%9F%D0%9D+%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC1.rar Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Таблица № 11. Численность населения городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений, городских и сельских населённых пунктов Республики Дагестан
- https://mapdata.ru/dagestan/levashinskiy-rayon/selo-mekegi/ Село Мекеги на карте
- https://all-routes.ru/rasstoyanie-mekegi_ru-levashi Расстояние от Мекеги до Левашей 18 км
