Chechens

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Chechens are a predominantly Muslim ethnic group native to the North Caucasus region, known for their distinct language, culture, and strong clan-based social traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf North Caucasian people
ethnic group
allowedReturn late 1950s
autonym Nokhchi
capitalRegionCity Grozny
countryWithSignificantPopulation Azerbaijan
France
Georgia
Germany
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Russia
Syria
Turkey
Ukraine
deportationDestination Central Asia
deportedBy Soviet Union
ethnicMinorityIn Russia
historicalEvent Caucasian War
Deportation of the Chechens and Ingush (1944)
historicalScript Arabic script
Latin script
involvedInConflict First Chechen War
Second Chechen War
languageFamily Northeast Caucasian languages
languageSpoken Chechen language
laterReligiousInfluence Sufism
majorityDenomination Sunni Islam
nativeTo North Caucasus
notableCuisineElement chepalgash
zhizhig-galnash
populationEstimate over 1 million
primaryRegion Chechnya
Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
relatedEthnicGroup Bats people
Ingush
Kists
religion Islam
religiousMinorityIn Russia
sufiOrder Naqshbandi
Qadiri
traditionalClanUnit teip
traditionalCode adat
traditionalConfederationUnit tukkhum
traditionalDance lezginka (Chechen variant)
traditionalEconomy agriculture
pastoralism
traditionalEthos nokhchalla
traditionalMusic dance music with accordion and zurna
traditionalReligion indigenous pagan beliefs
traditionalSchoolOfLaw Shafi‘i
linked to: Shafi'i school
traditionalSocialStructure clan-based society
usesScript Cyrillic script

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Caucasus hasMajorEthnicGroup Chechens
Islamic world hasEthnicGroup Chechens
Chechnya mainEthnicGroup Chechens
Chechnya ethnicGroup Chechens
North Caucasus hasEthnicGroup Chechens
Caucasian War hasParticipant Chechen peoples
linked to: Chechens
Chechen language ethnicGroup Chechens
Chechen language usedBy Chechen diaspora in Turkey
linked to: Chechens
Chechen language usedBy Chechen diaspora in Jordan
linked to: Chechens
Kists ethnicRelation Chechens
Kists culturalRelation Chechens
Kists relatedEthnicGroup Chechens
Kists sharesCustomsWith Chechens
Bats people closelyRelatedTo Chechens
Nart sagas hasCulturalOrigin Chechen people
linked to: Chechens
Ingush closelyRelatedTo Chechens
Ingush relatedEthnicGroup Chechens
Nokhchi ethnonymFor Chechens
Nokhchi autonymOf Chechen nation
linked to: Chechens
Nokhchi exonymInRussian Chechentsy
linked to: Chechens
Nalchik ethnicGroupPresent Chechens
Flag of Chechnya associatedWith Chechen people
linked to: Chechens
Ramzan Kadyrov ethnicGroup Chechens
Coat of arms of Chechnya represents Chechen people
linked to: Chechens
Ingushetia hasEthnicGroup Chechens
Ingushetia relatedEthnicGroup Chechen people
linked to: Chechens
Argun hasMajorEthnicGroup Chechens
Manbij ethnicComposition Chechens
Dagestan ASSR hasEthnicGroup Chechens
Sal Maroni (The Dark Knight) employs Chechen
subject linked to: Sal Maroni in The Dark Knight
linked to: Chechens
Pankisi Gorge ethnicGroup Chechens
Nakh peoples hasPart Chechens
Batsbi relatedEthnicGroup Chechens
Tsova-Tush relatedEthnicity Chechens