43.0231°N 46.0525°WTsa-Vedeno (ru|Ца-Ведено, ce|ЦӀен Ведана, Ċen Vedana)[1] is a rural locality (a selo) in Vedensky District, Chechnya.
Municipally, Tsa-Vedeno is incorporated into Tsa-Vedenskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is one of the three settlements included in it.[2]
Tsa-Vedeno is located on the right bank of the Khulkhulau River. It is 7km (04miles) north-west of the village of Vedeno.
The nearest settlements to Tsa-Vedeno are Khazhi-Yurt in the north-east, Agishbatoy in the south-east, Verkhny Tsa-Vedeno and Zelamkhin-Kotar in the south, Elistanzhi in the south-west, and Verkhatoy in the north-west.[3]
In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Tsa-Vedeno was renamed to Makhach-Aul, and settled by people from the neighboring republic of Dagestan.[4] From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Vedensky District of the Dagestan ASSR.
In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village regained its old Chechen name, Tsen Vedana.[5]
According to the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Tsa-Vedeno were ethnic Chechens.
Tsa-Vedeno hosts two secondary schools.[7] [8]