Borch (village)
village in Rutulsky District, Dagestan, Russia
Borch (rut. Burj) is a village in the Rutulsky district of Dagestan, Russia. It is part of the Borch rural settlement.
Geography
The village is located 12 km southeast of the village of Rutul.
History
Borch (Burj) is an ancient Rutul village. In the 16th-17th centuries, the Khnovskoye (along with the village of Borch), free society, like other Rutulian Free Societies (Rutulian Magal), retained their independence and was governed by elders. Borch and Khnov never submitted to Rutul, as both were free societies. More than once, the people of Borch and Khnov defended its independence from Akhtypara. Borch, like Khnov, continued to be governed by its elected elders - kevkha (or kyokhdy in rut., meaning elder). Kevkhas were usually wealthy and influential Rutulians.
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