Chechnya

12 Nov 2024 11:28:42 am

Tags : Chechnya

Topic: Places in news

Why in the news?

A fire at a petrol station in Russia\'s Chechnya killed four persons, including two children. The petrol station is on Chechnya\'s main city Grozny\'s Mohammad Ali Avenue, close to the center of the Chechen capital. Russia\'s North Caucasus has seen several deadly blasts at service stations recently.

Source: The Hindu

About Chechnya:

It is a republic of Russia.
It is situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe, between the Caspian Sea and Black Sea.
It shares land borders with Georgia to its south; with the Russian republics of Dagestan, Ingushetia, and North Ossetia–Alania to its east, north, and west; and with Stavropol Krai to its northwest.
Its capital is Grozny.
It is well known for being mountainous, but it is in fact split between the flatter areas north of the Terek, and the highlands south of the Terek.
Rivers flowing through this region include the Terek, the Sunzha and the Argun.

Caucasus:

It is a region spanning Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
It is situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia.
The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have conventionally been considered as a natural barrier between Europe and Asia, bisecting the Eurasian landmass.
Mount Elbrus, Europe\'s highest mountain, is situated in the Western Caucasus area of Russia.
On the southern side, the Lesser Caucasus includes the Javakheti Plateau and the Armenian highlands, part of which is in Turkey.

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