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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 ...
Dagestan's Tsarist era coat of arms. The Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic [a] (1921–1991), abbreviated as Dagestan ASSR [b] or DASSR [c] and also unofficially known as Soviet Dagestan or just simply Dagestan, was an autonomous republic of the Russian SFSR within the Soviet Union.
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
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.
Currently, the only Azerbaijani village in Dagestan is located in the Rutul region, known as Lower or Nizhny Qatrukh (Aşağı Qatrux in Azerbaijani). It lies between the Rutul village of Ihrek (İhrek) and the Lak villages of Arakul and Upper Qatrukh (Yuxarı Qatrux in Azerbaijani). Although situated in the Lak region, until the early 18th ...
The Republic of Dagestan — in the (eastern) Caucasus and North Caucasus regions of Southern Russia; Subcategories. This category has the following 16 subcategories ...