Koshekhabl

44°54′00″N 40°28′59″E

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Koshekhabl Кошехабль (Russian) Кощхьэблэ (Adyghe)
Koshekhabl Location within Republic of Adygea Show map of Republic of Adygea Koshekhabl Location within European Russia Show map of European Russia
Coordinates: 44°54′N 40°28′E
Population  (2010)
• Total	7,239

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Koshekhabl (Russian: Кошеха́бль; Adyghe: Кощхьэблэ, romanized: Kośḩeble; Adyghe pronunciation: [kʷaɕħabla]) is a rural locality (an aul) and the administrative center of Koshekhablsky District of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, located on the Bolshaya Laba River (Kuban's tributary), some 70 kilometers (43 mi) northeast of Maykop.

Population: 7,308 (2021 census);^[1] 7,239 (2010 census);^[2] 7,309 (2002 census);^[3] 6,935 (1989 Soviet census).^[4]

The name "Koshekhabl" is derived from the Circassian words Кощ, Koś (a Shapsug family name) and хьабл, habl (meaning neighborhood).^{[citation needed]}

A branch of the Adyghe State University operates in Koshekhabl.