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'''Khasavyurt'''{{efn|{{lang-langx|av|Хасавюрт}}; [[Aghul language|Aghul]]: Хасавюрт; {{lang-langx|az|Xasavyurt|italic=no}}; {{lang-langx|ce|Хаси-Эвла|Khasi-Ēvla}}; [[Dargin languages|Dargin]]: Хасавюрт; {{lang-langx|kum|Хасав-юрт}}; {{lang-langx|lbe|Хасавюрт}}; {{lang-langx|lez|Хасавюрт}}; {{lang-langx|nog|Хасавюрт}}; [[Rutul language|Rutul]]: Хасавюрт; {{lang-langx|tab|Хасавюрт}}; [[Tat language (Caucasus)|Tat]]: Хасавюрт; [[Tsakhur language|Tsakhur]]: Хасавюрт}} is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|city]] in [[Dagestan]], [[Russia]]. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=131,187|p2002=121,817|p1989=70,514|p2021=155144}}

It was founded in 1846 and granted town status in 1931.{{citation needed|date=May 2010}} During the [[Russian Empire]], the settlement was the administrative capital of the [[Khasavyurtovsky Okrug]] of the [[Terek Oblast]].

In 1996, the agreement was signed in Khasavyurt between the [[Russian Federation]] and the [[Chechen Republic of Ichkeria]] following the [[First Chechen War]], known as [[Khasavyurt Accord]].

On August&nbsp;19, 2012, six police officers were killed and eight people injured at two gun and bomb attacks in the city.<ref>{{cite web|last=Euronews|title=Ramadan in Russia marred by killings|url=http://www.euronews.com/2012/08/19/ramadan-in-russia-marred-by-killings/|access-date=August 20, 2012|archive-date=January 23, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123110343/http://www.euronews.com/2012/08/19/ramadan-in-russia-marred-by-killings|url-status=dead}}</ref> The town has thousands of [[Salafis]].<ref>[https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21698111-police-shut-dagestans-salafi-mosques-believers-head-fight-islamic Russia’s crackdown on Salafis may be breeding extremism]</ref> In December 2016, the Russian authorities reported the existence of the Khasavyurt Group, allegedly linked to the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Caucasus Province|Islamic State]] and a flareup of incidents and skirmishes between the police and local militants in and around the city.<ref>{{cite news|title=The 'Khasavyurt Group': A New Watershed of Islamic State Activity in Dagestan - Jamestown|url=https://jamestown.org/program/khasavyurt-group-new-watershed-islamic-state-activity-dagestan/|access-date=21 February 2017|work=Terrorism Monitor Volume: 15 Issue: 3|agency=Jamestown Foundation|date=13 February 2017}}</ref> In 1996, the agreement was signed between [[Russian Federation]] and [[Chechen Republic of Ichkeria]] in the city following the [[First Chechen War]], known as [[Khasavyurt Accord]].