Argun, Chechen Republic

Argun

Аргун
Argun Аргун
Town
Other transcription(s)
• Chechen	Устрада
	From the top, Haja Aymani Kadyrova mosque in Argun, Islamic Monument, Modern Apartment Complex
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Argun
	Argun Location of Argun Argun Argun (Chechnya)
	Coordinates: 43°17′40″N 45°53′02″E / 43.29444°N 45.88389°E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chechnya
Founded	1819
Area
• Total	28 km2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation	116 m (381 ft)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	29,525
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of republic significance of Argun
• Capital of	town of republic significance of Argun
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Argun Urban Okrug
• Capital of	Argun Urban Okrug
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)	366281–366287, 366310
OKTMO ID	96702000001

Argun (Russian: Аргу́н, pronounced [ɐrˈgun]), also known as Ustrada (Chechen: Устрада-ГӀала, Ustrada-Ġala or Орга-ГӀала, Orga-Ġala) is a town in the Chechen Republic, Russia, located on the Argun River. Population: 29,525 (2010 Census); 25,698 (2002 Census); 25,491 (1989 Soviet census); 22,000 (1968).

In April 2017 the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta documented that Chechen authorities had set up so-called "gay concentration camps", within the town.