On 21 December 1917, Ingushetia, Chechnya, and Dagestan declared independence from Russia and formed a single state: the United Mountain Dwellers of the North Caucasus, which was recognized …

Mar 13, 2026 · Chechnya’s main ethnic group is the Chechens, with minorities of Russians and Ingush. The Chechens and the Ingush are both Muslim and are two of the many Caucasian mountain …

Aug 28, 2023 · Provides an overview of Chechnya, including key facts about this Russian Caucasian republic.

The Chechen Republic or, informally, Chechnya, (sometimes referred to as Ichkeria, Chechnia, Chechenia or Noxçiyn), is a republic of Russia. It is located in the Northern Caucasus mountains, in …

Chechnya is landlocked Muslim territory in southern Russia on the north side of the Caucasus Mountains about 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) south of Moscow. Home to about 1.4 million people, …

Jul 18, 2022 · Chechnya sits on the northern flank of the Greater Caucasus, the roughly 700-mile mountain range that stretches east to west from the Caspian Sea to the Black Sea, forming a natural …

Aug 19, 2019 · A map showing Chechnya (or the Chechen Republic). A country is an autonomous region identified as distinct and independent in terms of governance, geography, and legal jurisdiction.

Chechnya is a small territory of about 5,000 sq. mi. (13,000 sq. km.) corresponding to about 85 percent of the historical Chechen lands (the rest is in today's Daghestan), with some non-Chechen steppe …

In Chechnya, as in the Baltic countries and the South Caucasus, new parties and movements appeared, and in one objective they all concurred: liberation from colonial Russian rule. The 1st Chechen …

Dec 14, 2022 · Chechnya's troubled, violent, past has created a uniquely complex situation within Russia. Although the worst of the Chechen-Russian conflict has gone away, some, if not all, …