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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 ...
Albert Selimov (b. 1986), He is best known for being the only man to defeat Vasyl Lomachenko in the amateur ranks. Competing for Russia he won the 2007 world title, the 2008 World Cup, and two European titles, in 2006 and 2010; Ali Aliyev (b. 1983), Russian amateur boxer best known for winning the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships
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 ...
Athletes from Dagestan who had previously trained in wrestling are able to transfer and apply their skillset to the sport of MMA to achieve success. [3] [5] [8] The most famous figure in this field is Khabib Nurmagomedov, who has credited much of his success to freestyle wrestling, along with his skills in sambo and judo. He was the first ...
The Avars (/ ˈ æ v ɑːr z /), also known as Maharuls' (Avar: магӀарулал, romanized: maⱨarulal, lit. 'mountaineers'), [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group . The Avars are the largest of several ethnic groups living in the Russian republic of Dagestan . [ 8 ]
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.
Where is Dagestan? 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.
Makhachkala's historic predecessors were the towns of Tarki and Anji (or Andzhi, or Anji-kala), dating their history, according to some sources, back to Khazar times. [14] [15] Some chronicles suggest that it was the name of a citadel of Khazarian capital of Semender, which was called Anji-kala.