Dagestan - Wikipedia
WEBDagestan (/ ˌ d æ ɡ ɪ ˈ s t æ n,-ˈ s t ɑː n / DAG-ə-STA(H)N; Russian: Дагестан; IPA: [dəɡʲɪˈstan]), officially the Republic of Dagestan, 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 Federal ...
History of Dagestan - Wikipedia
WEBThe name Dagestan historically refers to the eastern Caucasus, taken by the Russian Empire in 1860 and renamed the Dagestan Oblast. The current, more autonomous Republic of Dagestan covers a much larger territory, established in 1921 as the Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic , by the inclusion of the eastern part of …
Dagestan profile - BBC News
WEB30 October 2023. Dagestan, which translates as "land of the mountains", is situated in Russia's North Caucasus with Chechnya and Georgia to the west, Azerbaijan to the south and the Caspian Sea...
Dagestan | Russia, Map, Capital, & Population | Britannica
WEBApr 23, 2024 · Dagestan, republic in southwestern Russia. Dagestan lies on the eastern end of the northern flank of the Greater Caucasus mountain range, along the western shore of the Caspian Sea. The capital is Makhachkala.
Dagestan - the most dangerous place in Europe - BBC News
WEBNov 24, 2011 · By Lucy Ash. BBC News, Makhachkala. Once it was Chechnya, today it is the republic of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea that is the most explosive place in Russia - and in Europe. There are bomb...
Dagestan - New World Encyclopedia
WEBThe Republic of Dagestan (older spelling Daghestan) is a republic of the Russian Federation, and is the southernmost part of Russia. Situated on the eastern end of the North Caucasus Mountains along the western shore of the Caspian Sea, it is the largest republic of Russia in the North Caucasus, both in area and population.
Ukraine war: Protests in Russia's Dagestan region against new …
WEBSep 25, 2022 · Dagestan is a mainly Muslim region of Russia with a higher death toll than any other province in the war. Recent analysis by the BBC's Russian service showed that at least 301 soldiers from ...
Dagestan - Wikiwand
WEBDagestan, officially the Republic of Dagestan, 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 Federal District.
Facts about Russia's republic of Dagestan | Reuters
WEBOct 30, 2023 · Here are some facts about Russia's mainly Muslim republic of Dagestan, where waves of violence have erupted in the past. * A mountainous territory in the eastern part of the North Caucasus ...
Dagestan - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBDagestan. / 43.100°N 46.883°E / 43.100; 46.883. Dagestan is a federal subject of the Russian Federation in the Caucasus region. The name comes from two combined Turkic and Persian words, dag which means mountain in the Turkic languages, and stan which means land in the Persian language.
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