Chechnya, [a] officially the Chechen Republic, [b] is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, between the Caspian Sea and Black Sea.

The Chechens (/ ˈtʃɛtʃɛnz, tʃəˈtʃɛnz / CHETCH-enz, chə-CHENZ; [20] Chechen: Нохчий, Noxçiy, Old Chechen: Нахчой, Naxçoy), historically also known as Kisti and Durdzuks, [21] are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group of the Nakh peoples native to the North Caucasus. [22] .

5 days ago · Chechnya, republic in southwestern Russia, situated on the northern flank of the Greater Caucasus range. Chechnya is bordered by Russia proper on the north, Dagestan republic on the east and southeast, the country of Georgia on …

Tschetschenien (tschetschenisch Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika, kurz: Нохчийчоь/ Noxçiyçö, russisch Чеченская Республика / Tschetschenskaja Respublika, kurz: Чечня/ Tschetschnja) ist eine im Nordkaukasus gelegene autonome …

Chechen is the most-spoken Northeast Caucasian language. Together with the closely related Ingush, with which there exists a large degree of mutual intelligibility and shared vocabulary, it forms the Vainakh branch.

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 the Southern Federal District.

Aug 1, 2017 · The Chechens are a Caucasian ethnic group which originated from the North Caucasus region, Eastern Europe. They were named after a Russian village referred to as Chechen-Aul. Chechens refer to themselves as Vainakhs meaning “our people.” The term “Vainakh” is used by both the Chechen and Ingush people.

Jan 17, 2018 · 1858 - After decades of violent resistance, Chechnya is conquered by Russia following the defeat of Imam Shamil and his fighters, who had aimed to establish an Islamic state. 1922 - Chechen...

Chechen Kurds or Kurdified Chechens are ethnic Chechens who went through a process of Kurdification [6][7] after fleeing to the region of Kurdistan during and after the Russian conquest of the Caucasus in the 1860s. Today, these Chechens are perceived as being of the " Chechen tribe " and " Lezgî tribe ". [2]

May 24, 2024 · Russian sources started to use the terms “Chechen” and “Chechnya” in the seventeenth century AD, presumably from Kabardian “Shashan” (stress on second syllable). Tradition has it that it was after a historic skirmish in 1732 in which the Nokhchii defeated a Russian army contingent at Chechen-Aul on the Argun that the term came into use.