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The Chechen social code is called nokhchallah (where Nokhchuo stands for "Chechen") and may be loosely translated as "Chechen character". The Chechen code of honor and customary law implies moral and ethical behaviour, generosity and the will to safeguard the honor of women. The traditional Chechen saying goes that the members of Chechen ...
Dal (Chechen), Däl (Ingush), or Dala – The supreme god. Equivalent to Greek Zeus, Roman Jupiter, Germanic Wodan and Circassian Theshxwe. [5] Gal-Yerdi or Gela – Sun-god and patron of cattle breeders. [5] Worshipped on the Nakh New Year's Day, and offered metal orbs and candles, as well as animal sacrifices at times. [6] Hela – God of ...
A teip (also taip, tayp, teyp; Chechen and Ingush: тайпа, romanized: taypa, lit. family, kin, clan, tribe [1]) is a Chechen and Ingush tribal organization or clan, self-identified through descent from a common ancestor or geographic location. It is a sub-unit of the tukkhum and shahar. There are about 150 Chechen and 120 Ingush teips.
The Chechen diaspora (Chechen: Нохчийн диаспора, romanized: Noxçiyn diaspora) is a term used to collectively describe the communities of Chechen people who live outside of Chechnya; this includes Chechens who live in other parts of Russia.
The culture of Chechnya is based on the native traditions of Chechen people. Chechen mythology along with art have helped shape the culture for over 1,000 years. From April 2024, all music must have a tempo between 80 and 116 beats per minute, to comply with Chechen traditions. Borrowing musical culture from other peoples is not allowed. [120]
The Chechen people are a North Caucasian native ethnic group, they refer to themselves as Nokhchiy (pronounced [no̞xtʃʼiː]). Their worldwide population is around 2 million, approximately 75% of which live in the Republic of Chechnya, a subdivision of the Russian Federation. Most Chechens are Sunni Muslims of the Shafi'i school.
While Chechnya, a conservative Muslim-majority republic in the North Caucasus, has remained part of Russia after it waged two brutal wars for independence in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it has ...
Ethnographic map of the Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Aukhs green Aukh (American map of the Caucasus 1910).. Aukhs [1] [2] [3] (Chechen: Ӏовхой [4]) are an ethnographic (subroettic) group of Chechens.