Argun (English) Аргун (Russian) Устрада (Chechen) |
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Haja Aymani Kadyrova mosque in Argun |
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Administrative status (as of September 2010) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Chechen Republic |
Administratively subordinated to | town of republic significance of Argun |
Administrative center of | town of republic significance of Argun |
Municipal status (as of February 2009) | |
Urban okrug | Argun Urban Okrug |
Administrative center of | Argun Urban Okrug |
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Population (2010 Census) | 29,525 inhabitants |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Argun (Russian: Аргу́н; Chechen: Устрада, Ustrada) is a town in the Chechen Republic, Russia, located on the Argun River. Population: 29,525 (2010 Census);25,698 (2002 Census);25,491 (1989 Census); 22,000 (1968).
In April 2017 it was reported that Chechen authorities had set up so-called "gay concentration camps", within the town.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of republic significance of Argun—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Argun is incorporated as Argun Urban Okrug.