Sunzha district
Sunzha district

The Sunzha Administrative Region was established on September 30, 1931. Being one of the largest districts (1,613 sq km), it occupies the eastern and central parts of the Republic of Ingushetia. It borders in the northeast with the Chechen Republic and in the south with North Ossetia. The administrative center is the city of Sunzha, located 40 km from the republican center - Magas. The variety of relief and climate, as well as the favorable geographical location provide the district with excellent conditions for the development of industry and agriculture. On the territory there are 7 state unitary enterprises with a total arable area of 16,873 hectares, agricultural cooperatives, a horse farm. There are three rivers – Assa, Sunzha and Jerusalimka. The area is served by rail, air and road transport. Magas airport is also located here, the asphalt Baku-Rostov highway passes. The population of the district is 123,360 people.

The head of Ingushetia Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov together with First Deputy Prime Minister Magomed Yevloyev and representatives of specialized agencies went to the site of the fire at the Central Market in Sunzha. The head of the region personally assessed the scale of destruction and talked to the owners of retail outlets that were burned down in the fire.

The fire, which occurred at night, covered 1300 square meters and affected 220 retail outlets. Four people were injured, one was hospitalized.

The head of the subject instructed to provide legal assistance to entrepreneurs in drawing up claims for recovery of damages.

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