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21:50, 31 August 2003

Part of the Cossacks in pre-revolutionary Russia quartered in the Terek region, formed in 1577 and abolished in 1920. It was restored in the 1990s and has been taking an active part in the counter-terrorist operation in Chechnya.

21:45, 31 August 2003

Duldul Ali

Holy place, named after the horse of the fourth "Righteous Caliph," Ali ibn Abi Talib. Caliph Ali's name is also bound up with the place names in Talysh/Talish, Azerbaijan: Ali-riz and Ali-chopan.

21:31, 31 August 2003

Mahkamah Syariah

Mahkamahs Syariah are Sharia courts. For a while, they played an important part in post-revolutionary Russia, but were abolished as the Soviet government was firmly established.

21:13, 31 August 2003

Kahf

In the Muslim cosmology, Kahf is a great mountain surrounding the Earth. In the earthly geography, Kahf corresponds to the Caucasian highlands where mountain-linked cults are widespread.

08:05, 22 August 2003

Abu Muslim

Abu Muslim is the hero of Muslim folklore of the Northeast Caucasus. Legends, tales, and chronicles about him date back to different periods and are based on various sources.

05:32, 21 August 2003

Ossetian wedding ceremony

One of the most important and joyful Ossetian customs is the wedding ceremony. Here is an account of the traditional Ossetian wedding with all its common and specific features.

20:47, 18 August 2003

Southwest Caucasus Democratic Republic

The republic was proclaimed in the city of Kars by the pro-Turkish National Council of the Southwest Caucasus, on December 01, 1918. The English occupation authorities soon placed the Kars province under Armenia's rule. In 1921, a Russian-Turkish treaty delivered the province with its adjacent districts to Turkey.

05:01, 4 June 2003

Savirs

04:56, 4 June 2003

Sinds

04:48, 4 June 2003

Zikhs

04:35, 4 June 2003

Tondraks

04:22, 4 June 2003

Pavlikians

04:14, 4 June 2003

Agvan language

04:02, 4 June 2003

Caucasus Albania

03:47, 4 June 2003

Urartu

02:52, 4 June 2003

Alans

02:25, 4 June 2003

Sarmats

13:22, 3 June 2003

Khazars and the Khazar kaganate

04:25, 3 June 2003

Lechkhums

04:09, 3 June 2003

Kists

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The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as other documents signed at the meeting with Trump on August 8, 2025

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Personalities

Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

A participant of the second Chechen military campaign, one of the field commanders close to Shamil Basaev and Aslan Maskhadov. Shot dead in Berlin in 2019.

Magomed Daudov

Magomed "Lord" Daudov is a former Chechen militant who was awarded the title of "Hero of Russia", the chairman of the Chechen parliament under Ramzan Kadyrov.

Tumso Abdurakhmanov

Tumso Abdurakhmanov is a blogger from Chechnya. After a conflict with Ramzan Kadyrov's relative, he left the republic and went first to Georgia, and then to Poland, where he is trying to get political asylum.