title: Gubden
text: # Gubden
  
  Gubden (Russian: Губден; Dargwa: Губдани) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative centre of Gubdensky Selsoviet, Karabudakhkentsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 2,798 as of 2010. There are 37 streets.
  
  ## Demography
  
  Dargins form the majority of the population of Gubden.
  
  ## History
  
  In the past Gubden was one of the most important settlements of Dagestan.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Gubden is located 18 km south of Karabudakhkent (the district's administrative centre) by road. Gurbuki and Kadirkent are the nearest rural localities.
  
  ## Famous residents
  
  * Yusuf Khadzhi al-Gubdani (scholar and physician)
  * Magomed Abdullayev (professor, orientalist, doctor of philosophy)
  * Abdulmalik Magomedov (Hero of Russia)
  * Nurmagomed Shanavazov (former boxer)
  * Abdulnasyr Medzhikov (world champion in muay thai)
  * Salimgerey Rasulov (mixed martial arts fighter)
  * Darsam Dzhaparov (International Master of Sports of Russia)
  