title: Khashtuk
text: # Khashtuk
  
  Khashtuk (Russian: Хаштук; Adyghe: Хьащтыку) is a rural locality (an aul) in Afipsipskoye Rural Settlement of Takhtamukaysky District, the Republic of Adygea, Russia. The population was 269 as of 2018. There are 8 streets.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The aul is on the left bank of the Kuban River, 35 km northwest of Takhtamukay (the district's administrative centre) by road. Yelizavetinskaya is the nearest rural locality.
  
  ## Ethnicity
  
  The aul is inhabited by Circassians.
  
  