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Chechnya is a land locked republic that shares it borders with the nation of Georgia to the south; and within the Russian Federation, the Republic of Ingushetia and North Ossetia to the west, to the northeast and east the Republic of Dagestan, and Stavropol Krai to the northwest.
According to Goodes World Atlas 20th Edition, Chechnya absolute location is 43„R 30N 45„R 40E. The capital of Chechnya is Groznyy, which is located at 43„R 22N 45„R 40E.
The total area of Chechnya is approximately 15,000 square kilometers.
Region Hierarchy
Chechnya is one of the eighty-nine members of the Russian Federation. ...
Chechnya is part of the Russian Core Region, which extends from Ural Mountains in the east to the western border of Russia and to the southern border with the nation of Georgia. ...
Within this region, Chechnya is included in the sub region of the internal southern periphery. ...
Description of Physical Characteristics
Topography and Landforms
The southern portion of Chechnya lies on the northern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains. ... The southern border of Chechnya follows the Caucasus mountain range and the highest point in Chechnya is Mount Tebulosmta (4,493m). ...
Climate
Chechnya has two main climate zones. ... The portion of Chechnya that lies in the Caucasus Mountain range, the climate consists of cold winters and cool summers. ... This soil supports the major agriculture zones in the Terek and Sunzha valleys of western Chechnya. ... The invasion of Chechnya by the Russians occurred in the early eighteenth century by Peter the Great. Chechnya was incorporated into Russia in the 1870s. ... In the Second World War when the Nazi occupied a portion of Chechnya, Stallin accused the Chechen people of working with the Nazi, and therefore deported more than one million people from the Chechnya region to Siberia and Central Asia, thus leading to the Chechen-Ingush republic being abolished. ...
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the Chechen-Ingush Republic declared its independence in May 1991 and the Chechnya Republic was created in November 1991. ...
Since declaring its independence, Chechnya has suffered intense conflicts with Russia (1994 - 1996, 1999) and as a result, great periods of instability and destruction.
In December 1994, Russia launched the invasion into Chechnya to stop the independence movement. ... By the end of 1996, Russian troops started to withdraw from Chechnya. In 1997, Chechnya and Russia signed a peace treaty, allowing Chechnya autonomy within the Russian Federation but did not allow the republic to become independence (Lapidus, 64-81). ... In August 2003, a referendum was held, which would confirm Chechnya republic status in the federation.
Approximate Word count = 2083
Approximate Pages = 8.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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