Karabulak, Republic of Ingushetia
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Karabulak is a town in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia
, located on the Sunzha River
(a tributary
of the Terek), 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) north of the republic's capital Magas
. Population:
The Cossack stanitsa
of Karabulakskaya was founded in the 19th century. Town status was granted to it in 1995.
In the 1990s, the town's population more than tripled, because of an influx of refugees from neighboring Chechnya
.
A chemical factory is located in Karabulak.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Sunzha River
Sunzha River
The Sunzha is a river in North Ossetia, Ingushetia and Chechnya, Russia, a right tributary of Terek River. It is 278 km long. The Sunzha rises on the Northern slope of the Caucasus Major. Its major tributaries are the Assa River and Argun River. With a turbidity of 3,800 g/m³, it carries 12,2...
(a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Terek), 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) north of the republic's capital Magas
Magas
Magas is the capital of the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. The town was founded in 1995; it replaced Nazran as the capital of the republic in 2002. In terms of population, Magas is the smallest capital of a federal subject in Russia: -History:...
. Population:
The Cossack stanitsa
Stanitsa
Stanitsa is a village inside a Cossack host . Stanitsas were the primary unit of Cossack hosts.Historically, the stanitsa was a unit of economic and political organisation of the Cossack peoples primarily in the southern regions of the Russian Empire.Much of the land was held in common by the...
of Karabulakskaya was founded in the 19th century. Town status was granted to it in 1995.
In the 1990s, the town's population more than tripled, because of an influx of refugees from neighboring Chechnya
Chechnya
The Chechen Republic , commonly referred to as Chechnya , also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria , is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the southeastern part of Europe in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital of the republic is the city of Grozny...
.
A chemical factory is located in Karabulak.