Argun
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Argun is a city located in the Chechen Republic, a region in southern Russia. It is a human settlement that serves as part of the populated areas within this Russian territory.
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Place details
- Locality
- Аргун
- Region
- Чечня
- Country
- Россия
- Population
- 28,100
- Timezone
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Argun (Russian: Аргу́н, pronounced [ɐrˈgun]), also known as Ustrada (Chechen: Устрада-ГӀала, Ustrada-Ġala or Орга-ГӀала, Orga-Ġala) is a town in the Chechen Republic, Russia, located on the Argun River. Population: 29,525 (2010 census); 25,698 (2002 census); 25,491 (1989 Soviet census); 22,000 (1968).
In April 2017 the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta documented that Chechen authorities had set up so-called "gay concentration camps", within the town.