Koshekhabl

Koshekhabl
Кошехабль (Russian)
Кощхьэблэ (Adyghe)
Koshekhabl
Koshekhabl
Coordinates: 44°54′N 40°28′E / 44.900°N 40.467°E / 44.900; 40.467
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
7,239

44°54′00″N 40°28′59″E / 44.900°N 40.483°E / 44.900; 40.483

Koshekhabl (Russian: Кошеха́бль; Adyghe: Кощхьэблэ, romanized: Kośḩeble; Adyghe pronunciation: [kʷaɕħabla]) is a rural locality (an aul) and the administrative center of Koshekhablsky District of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located on the Bolshaya Laba River (Kuban's tributary), some 70 kilometers (43 mi) northeast of Maykop.

Population: 7,308 (2021 census); 7,239 (2010 census); 7,309 (2002 census); 6,935 (1989 Soviet census).

The name "Koshekhabl" is derived from the Circassian words Кощ, Koś (a Shapsug family name) and хьабл, habl (meaning neighborhood).

A branch of the Adyghe State University operates in Koshekhabl.

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