North Caucasus

Chechnya, officially the Chechen Republic, is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, between the Caspian Sea and Black Sea. The republic forms a part of the North Caucasian Federal District, and shares land borders with Georgia to its south; with the Russian republics of Dagestan, Ingushetia, and North Ossetia–Alania to its east, north, and west; and with Stavropol Krai to its northwest.

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federal subject of Russia

Kalmykia, officially the Republic of Kalmykia, is a republic of Russia, located in the Volga region of European Russia. The republic is part of the Southern Federal District, and borders Dagestan to the south and Stavropol Krai to the southwest; Volgograd Oblast to the northwest and north and Astrakhan Oblast to the north and east; Rostov Oblast to the west and the Caspian Sea to the east. Through the Caspian Depression, the Kuma river forms Kalmykia's natural border with Dagestan. Kalmykia is the only polity within Europe where the Dharmic religion of Buddhism is the predominant religion; the

Ingushetia or Ingushetiya, officially the Republic of Ingushetia, is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe. The republic is part of the North Caucasian Federal District, and shares land borders with the country of Georgia to its south; and borders the Russian republics of North Ossetia–Alania to its west and north and Chechnya to its east and northeast.

Kabardino-Balkaria (), officially the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 904,200. Its capital is Nalchik. The area contains the highest mountain in Europe, Mount Elbrus, at . Mount Elbrus has 22 glaciers that feed three rivers — Baksan, Malka and Kuban. The mountain is covered with snow year-round.

Karachay-Cherkessia (), officially the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus. It is administratively part of the North Caucasian Federal District. As of the 2021 census, Karachay-Cherkessia has a population of 469,865. Cherkessk is the largest city and the capital of the republic.

administrative division (krai) in the North Caucasus region of southern Russia

first-level administrative division of Russia

subregion in Eastern Europe

district of Azerbaijan

district of Azerbaijan

district of Azerbaijan

District of Azerbaijan

ecoregion of grasslands that encompass most of the western segment of the Eurasian steppe

practice in which a man abducts the woman he wishes to marry

Khevsureti () is a historical and ethnographic region in eastern Georgia. Khevsurs are the branch of Kartvelian (Georgian) people located along both the northern (Pirikita khevsureti) and southern (Piraketa khevsureti) slopes of the Great Caucasus Mountains. By the conventional definition of the Europe-Asia boundary as following the watershed of the Greater Caucasus, Khevsureti is geographically a European part of Georgia.

economic region of Russia

North Caucasus epic poem

river in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia

former militarized political organization in the Caucasus

currency of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria

mountains in Caucasus, Russia

The Chugush () is the highest mountain in Adygea, Russia, located in the Western Caucasus. Its height is . The mountain has 10 glaciers covering an area of 1.2 km2. One of the glaciers feeds the Kisha River flowing towards the Belaya River.

Khevi ( ) is a small historical-geographic area in northeastern Georgia. It is included in the modern-day Kazbegi district in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region (mkhare) of Georgia. Located on the northern slopes of the Greater Caucasus mountains, it comprises three gorges of the rivers Truso, Tergi (Terek) and Snostsq’ali.

one of the railway divisions in Russia

soviet Union administrative division

formerly part of the armed forces of the Russian Federation

Chechen-led militia in the Syrian Civil War

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character from Greek mythology