Yandyki, Russia
Яндыки
Yandyki is a town of 3,411 people in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, founded in 1853.
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About Yandyki
Yandyki (Russian: Яндыки) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Yandykovsky Selsoviet, Limansky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. The population was 3,135 as of 2010. There are 15 streets.
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History
In August 2005 the village became the center of a series of clashes between Kalmyks and Chechens. A large group of Chechen migrant workers had moved into the town to work on a collective farm. According to locals the Chechens had begun forming gangs and were harassing the local townsfolk, as well as desecrating Russian Orthodox Cross graves, and a war memorial to Kalmyks that died during the Chechen wars. According to the Chechens the locals were jealous of the jobs and money they were earning while the rest of the village was in poverty, and the local Chechen community was being routinely harassed due to Anti-Chechen sentiment. The clashes came to a head when a group of approximately 80 Kalmyks confronted a group of Chechen vandals in the local cemetery, and in the ensuing scuffle a Kalmyk was killed. In reprisal, the Kalmyks began a pogrom against the Chechens, burning down six houses and sending dozens of Chechens to the hospital with minor injuries.
From the History section of Yandyki on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Astrakhan Narimanovo Airport (ASF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 89 km away.
- Liman 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Zenzeli 18 km north, about 18 min by car
- Oranzherei 35 km east, about 35 min by car
- Mumra 41 km east, about 41 min by car
- Lagan’ 46 km southeast, about 46 min by car
- Trudfront 46 km northeast, about 46 min by car
- Ikryanoye 59 km northeast, about 59 min by car
- Poldnëvoye 65 km east, about 1 h by car
- Krasnyye Barrikady 74 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kamyzyak 83 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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