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Dagestan (/ ˌ d æ ɡ ɪ ˈ s t æ n,-ˈ s t ɑː n / DAG-i-STA(H)N; Russian: Дагестан; IPA: [dəɡʲɪˈstan]), officially the Republic of Dagestan, [a] is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, along the Caspian Sea. It is located north of the Greater Caucasus, and is a part of the North Caucasian ...
National Museum of the Republic of Dagestan in Makhachkala. The word Dagestan (sometimes spelled Daghestan) is of Turkish and Persian origin, directly translating to 'Land of the Mountains'. The Turkish word dağ means 'mountain', and the Persian suffix -stan means 'land'. Some areas of Dagestan were known as Lekia, Avaria and Tarki at various ...
My Dagestan" is the most famous of Gamzatov's 31 books that have been translated into foreign languages. [11] Some notable translations include: Russian translation by Vladimir Soloukhin in 1967 [9] [3] English translation in 1970 by Julius Katzer and Dorian Rottenberg; Hindi translation by Madan Lal Madhu
Dagestan came under Ottoman rule between 1578 and 1606. [17] The Safavids started operations to spread Shiism in Dagestan at the beginning of the 19th century but were met with fierce resistance of Dagestanis. Shah Abbas II established a significant influence in Dagestan in 1639. It started to attract the attention of the Russians from the 17th ...
Dagestan, which sits in the North Caucasus between Chechnya and the Caspian Sea, is known as one of Russia’s most diverse — but volatile — regions. There are more than 30 recognized ethnic groups and 13 local languages granted special status alongside Russian.
The Republic of Dagestan — in the (eastern) Caucasus and North Caucasus regions of Southern Russia; Subcategories. This category has the following 16 subcategories ...
Dagestan’s violent history means the area has a heavy security presence, said Mark Youngman, the founder of Threatologist, which analyzes Eurasian security risks and specializes in the North ...
From 1936 to 1994, the emblem of the Dagestan ASSR featured inscriptions in multiple languages, including Azerbaijani, stating "RSFSR," "Dagestan ASSR," and "Workers of the World, Unite". [ 153 ] Even by the mid-20th century, Azerbaijani remained a lingua franca among various ethnic groups in southern Dagestan.