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Grozny (Russian: Грозный, IPA:; Chechen: Соьлжа-ГӀала, romanized: Sölƶa-Ġala) [15] is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River . According to the 2021 census , it had a population of 328,533 [ 16 ] — up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 census , [ 17 ] but still less than the 399,688 ...
The "Heart of Chechnya" Mosque in Grozny, 2013 Chechnya's mufti Salah Mezhiev (right) with Ramzan Kadyrov (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) at the Prophet Isa Mosque in Grozny, 20 August 2024. Sunni Islam is the predominant religion in Chechnya, practiced by 95% of those polled in Grozny in 2010.
The 1999–2000 battle of Grozny or Operation Wolf Hunt was the siege and assault of the Chechen capital Grozny by Russian forces, lasting from late 1999 to early 2000. The siege and assault on the city resulted in the near total destruction of the urban area. In 2003, the United Nations designated Grozny as the most destroyed city on Earth ...
1929 – City becomes capital of the Chechen Autonomous Oblast. [3] 1932 – Electric tramway begins operating. 1936 – Chechen-Ingush Philharmonic Society active. [3] 1937 – Grozny Music College opens. [3] 1938 – Grozny University founded. [citation needed] 1939 – Population: 175,000. [3] 1944 – Vainakh people in North Caucasus expelled.
The Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque (Chechen: Кадыров Ахьмадан цӀарах дина маьждиг, romanized: Kadirov Ahmadan ċarax dina mäƶdig; Russian: Мечеть Ахмата Кадырова, romanized: Mechet Akhmata Kadyrova) is located in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya.
The 2004 Grozny stadium bombing occurred on 9 May 2004 when a bomb exploded in the Dynamo Stadium in the Chechen capital, Grozny, killing 10 people including the republic's president Akhmad Kadyrov. Another 100 people were wounded.
The First Battle of Grozny was the Russian Army's invasion and subsequent conquest of the Chechen capital, Grozny, during the early months of the First Chechen War.The attack would last from December 1994 to March 1995, which resulted in the military occupation of the city by the Russian Army and rallied most of the Chechen nation around the government of Dzhokhar Dudayev.
On March 6, 1996, Chechen fighters launched a surprise attack on Grozny, striking from three directions and encircling outlying Russian posts and local pro-Moscow Chechen police stations, catching Russian troops off guard, inflicting significant losses, overrunning much of it and capturing weapons and ammunition stores. The attack was ...