| Vachi Vachi |
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Vachi
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Dagestan |
| District | Kulinsky District |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 667 |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+3) |
| • Summer (DST) | MSD (UTC+4) |
| Area code(s) | +7 87268 |
| Website | http://www.kulirayon.ru/vachi |
Vachi - Lak village is in the mountainous Dagestan, and is the administrative center of Kulinsky District.
Vachi was founded about 1500 years ago, and is named after the king of Caucasian Albania, Vache. The village was famous for talented artisans: shoemakers, tailors, tinsmith, blacksmith who traveled to the lowlands of Dagestan and other regions of the Caucasus. In 1926 an elementary school opened in Vachi.