Koshekhabl
Koshekhabl | |
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| Coordinates: 44°54′N 40°28′E / 44.900°N 40.467°E | |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 7,239 |
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44°54′00″N 40°28′59″E / 44.900°N 40.483°E
Koshekhabl (Russian: Кошеха́бль; Adyghe: Кощхьэблэ [kʷaɕħabla], Kośheble) 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 "Kosho" (a Shapsug family name) and "Habl" (meaning neighborhood).
A branch of the Adyghe State University operates in Koshekhabl.