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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 ...
Following the Russian translation, the book has been translated into several languages such as Bulgarian, English, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Korean, Persian, Polish, Punjabi, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese and other languages. [11] "My Dagestan" is the most famous of Gamzatov's 31 books that have been translated into foreign ...
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 ...
Over the years, Russia's southern republic of Dagestan, located in the North Caucasus region, has been beset by extremist violence. This weekend, there was more bloodshed. Officials say five gunmen in the regional capital of Makhachkala and the city of Derbent opened fire at Orthodox churches and two synagogues, as well as a police post ...
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 ...
English translation of the Azerbaijani Turkic language version of Derbent-nameh: [199] Derbend-Nameh or The History of Derbend. Translated from A select Turkic version and published with the texts and with notes, illustrative of The History, geography, antiquities &c. &c. occurring throughout the work, by Mirza A. Kazem Bey.
In Dagestan it is called khanjali. In Azerbaijan it is called khanjar. In Armenia it is called khanchal. In Chechnya/Ingushetia it is shalta. In Circassia and Ossetia it is called kama (qama). [5] Compare the standard Russian-language word (probably Turkic-sourced [6]) for "dagger": Russian: кинжал .
At least 20 people, including an Orthodox priest and several police officers were killed in multiple attacks in the Russian region of Dagestan on Sunday. - Just before 6 p.m. local time (1500 GMT ...