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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 ...
The capital of this self-proclaimed country was moved to Temir-Khan-Shura, Dagestan. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] [ 23 ] The first prime minister was Tapa Chermoyev , a Chechen politician; the second prime minister was an Ingush politician Vassan-Girey Dzhabagiev , who also was the author of the constitution of the land in 1917.
Due to the harsh nature of Dagestan's climate, any available fertile soil was used for agriculture. Cattle herding was also common. Only 15% of Dagestan's land is usable for agriculture, [1] so Dagestan's own agricultural output was often not enough to sustain its population. [3]
An official government translation of the Constitution of Russia from Russian to English uses the term "constituent entities of the Russian Federation". For example, Article 5 reads: "The Russian Federation shall consist of republics, krais, oblasts, cities of federal significance, an autonomous oblast, and autonomous okrugs, which shall have equal rights as constituent entities of the Russian ...
Under the influence of Azerbaijani ashiq literature, particularly the lyrical form known as qoşma, Lezgin literature developed its own qoşma poetry. [185] Prominent Lezgin figures such as Said Kockhyurski (1767–1812)[176] and Mirza Ali Akhtinsky (1770–1859)[177] incorporated the Azerbaijani language into their literary works.
The Republic of Dagestan — in the (eastern) Caucasus and North Caucasus regions of Southern Russia; Subcategories. This category has the following 16 subcategories ...
In his opinion, the election will most likely held within the parliament. At the same time, Abdulatipov stated that he himself supports holding direct elections and is ready to run. On April 18, the People's Assembly in favor of indirect elections. Thus, Dagestan became the first Russian region to cancel direct election of its leader. [3]
Nation-building is a long evolutionary process, and in most cases the date of a country's "formation" cannot be objectively determined; e.g., the fact that England and France were sovereign kingdoms on equal footing in the medieval period does not prejudice the fact that England is not now a sovereign state (having passed sovereignty to Great ...