title: Velikent
text: # Velikent
  
  Velikent (Russian: Великент; Azerbaijani: Вәликәнд, Vəlikənd) is a rural locality (a selo) in Derbentsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 4,202 as of 2010. The village has an Azerbaijani-majority. There are 47 streets.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Velikent is located 24 km northwest of Derbent (the district's administrative centre) by road. Padar and Karadagly are the nearest rural localities.
  
  