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Chechnya, [a] officially the Chechen Republic, [b] ... It published a list of 27 names of the people known to be dead, but stressed that the list is "not all ...
The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (/ ɪ tʃ ˈ k ɛr i ə / itch-KERR-ee-ə; Chechen: Нохчийн Республик Ичкери, romanized: Nóxçiyn Respublik Içkeri; Russian: Чеченская Республика Ичкерия, romanized: Chechenskaya Respublika Ichkeriya; abbreviated as "ChRI" or "CRI"), known simply as Ichkeria, and also known as Chechnya, is a former de facto ...
The name Chechen occurs in Russian sources in the late 16th century as "Chachana", which is mentioned as a land owned by the Chechen Prince Shikh Murza. [28] The etymology is of Nakh origin and originates from the word Che ("inside") attached to the suffix - cha / chan , which altogether can be translated as "inside territory".
The name Ичкерия (Ičkérija) comes from the river Iskark in south-eastern Chechnya. [39] The term was mentioned first as "Iskeria" in a Russian document by Colonel Pollo from 1836. The illesh , or epic legends, tell of conflicts between the Chechens and their Kumyk and Kabardin overlords. [ 40 ]
Gubash of Gukhoy, Chechen elder who was known for being anti Caucasian Imamate; Baysangur of Benoa, Chechen governor and military leader; Uma Duyev, Chechen military leader during the Russo-Caucasian War. Leader of the uprisings in Chechnya in 1860–1861 and 1877; Alexander Chechenskiy, Russian major general and participant in the Napoleonic wars
Metopium brownei, also known as the chechen, chechem, or black poisonwood tree Related to Chechnya (Chechen Republic), a republic within Russia Related to the former Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
Chechen Autonomous Oblast (Chechen: Нохчийн автономин область, romanized: Noxçiyn avtonomin oblast; Russian: Чеченская автономная область, romanized: Chechenskaya avtonomnaya oblast'), or Autonomous Oblast of Chechnya (Russian: автономная область Чечни, romanized: avtonomnaya oblast' Chechni), was an autonomous oblast of ...
The Chechen Republic, commonly known as Chechnya, is a federal republic of Russia that has been noted in several roles during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kadyrovite forces have fought alongside the Russian forces, while several Chechen armed volunteer formations are fighting on the Ukrainian side.