Khambi-Irze (Russian: Хамби-Ирзи, Chechen: Хаьмбин-Ирзе,[1] Xämbin-Irze) is a rural locality (a selo) in Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, Chechnya.
Municipally, Khambi-Irze is incorporated as Khambi-Irzinskoye rural settlement. It is the administrative center of the municipality and is the only settlement included in it.[2]
Khambi-Irze is located on the left bank of the Sunzha River. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-east of the town of Achkhoy-Martan and 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of the city of Grozny.
The nearest settlements to Khambi-Irze are Alkhan-Kala in the north-east, Kulary in the east, Gekhi in the south-east, Valerik in the south-west, Shaami-Yurt in the west, and Zakan-Yurt in the north-west.[3]
In 1944, after the genocide and deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was abolished, the village of Khambi-Irze (then, Khadis-Yurt) was renamed to Lermontovo, and settled by people from other ethnic groups.[4] From 1944 to 1957, it was a part of the Novoselsky District of Grozny Oblast.
In 1958, after the Vaynakh people returned and the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was restored, the village was renamed again to Lermontov-Yurt.[5]
In the early 1990s, the modern name, Khambi-Irze was given to the village.
According to the results of the 2010 Census, the majority of residents of Khambi-Irze were ethnic Chechens.
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