Located in the north Caucasus within 100 km of the Caspian Sea, lies Chechnya.
17 300 km squared, Chechnya has three rivers, the Terek, the Sunzha, and the Argun. There are only five cities and towns that have over 20 000 people, one of which is Grozny, the capital.
17 300 km squared, Chechnya has three rivers, the Terek, the Sunzha, and the Argun. There are only five cities and towns that have over 20 000 people, one of which is Grozny, the capital.
As of 2010, Chechnya has a population of 1 268 989, 95.3 percent of which are Chechen. Only 1.9 percent is Russian, with the other 1.9 percent being other. Following the population percentage, the main languages are Chechen and Russian. From early turkish and persian rule, Chechnya is predominantly Islamic. An Overwhelming amount of Chechens are Sunni islam, and adhere to the Shafi'i Madhhab. The second most common religion is Russian Orthodox, however this is a minority religion.
Image Sources
Kezenoy Lake - Wikipedia - Wildlife of Chechnya - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_of_Chechnya#mediaviewer/File:Kezenoy-lake.jpg
Chechen flag - Wikimedia - Flag of the Chechen Republic - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_Chechen_Republic.svg/300px-Flag_of_the_Chechen_Republic.svg.png
Traditional men's outfit- wordpress - north caucasus traditional clothes - https://hague6185.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/north-caucasus-chechnya-people-chechen-men-traditional-outfit.jpg?w=474
Chechen dance - wordpress - traditional dance - https://hague6185.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/north-caucasus-dancers-chechnya-chechen-women.jpg?w=474&h=303
Kezenoy Lake - Wikipedia - Wildlife of Chechnya - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife_of_Chechnya#mediaviewer/File:Kezenoy-lake.jpg
Chechen flag - Wikimedia - Flag of the Chechen Republic - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Flag_of_the_Chechen_Republic.svg/300px-Flag_of_the_Chechen_Republic.svg.png
Traditional men's outfit- wordpress - north caucasus traditional clothes - https://hague6185.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/north-caucasus-chechnya-people-chechen-men-traditional-outfit.jpg?w=474
Chechen dance - wordpress - traditional dance - https://hague6185.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/north-caucasus-dancers-chechnya-chechen-women.jpg?w=474&h=303
Information Sources
Chechnya's location -http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/chechnya.htm#.VEQMhiLF-So
Chechen geography - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechnya#Geography
Chechen demographics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechnya#Demographics
Chechen language - http://aboutworldlanguages.com/chechen
Religion - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechnya#Religion
Traditions - http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Norway-to-Russia/Chechens.html
Chechnya's location -http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/chechnya.htm#.VEQMhiLF-So
Chechen geography - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechnya#Geography
Chechen demographics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechnya#Demographics
Chechen language - http://aboutworldlanguages.com/chechen
Religion - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechnya#Religion
Traditions - http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Norway-to-Russia/Chechens.html