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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 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 Battle of Grozny of August 1996, also known as Operation Jihad or Operation Zero Option, when Chechen fighters regained and then kept control of Chechnya's capital Grozny in a surprise raid. [5] Russian federal forces had captured the city in a previous battle that ended in February 1995, and subsequently posted a large garrison of federal ...
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 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.
Groznensky District (Russian: Гро́зненский райо́н; Chechen: Соьлжа-ГӀалин кӀошт, Sölƶa-Ġalin khoşt) is an administrative [1] and municipal [4] district , one of the fifteen in the Chechen Republic, Russia. It is located in the central and western parts of the republic.
This article lists the administrative divisions of Chechnya, Russia. Cities of republican significance: Grozny (Грозный) (capital) Argun (Аргун) Gudermes (Гудермес) Towns of district significance: Shali (Шали) Urus-Martan (Урус-Мартан) Kurchaloy (Курчалой) Districts: