H M S In the news. Walt Hickey. Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know. Loading Something is loading. Email address. Deal icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. North Ossetia and Ingushetia are located to the west, Starvropol to the northwest, and Georgia is located to the south. Chechnya covers a surface area of 17, kilometers. The major rivers are Terek, Sunzha, and Argun.
A series of wars led to the capturing of Chechnya by Russia. In , the Soviet Union was dissolved. Chechen proclaimed itself as the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and immediately declared itself as an independent nation.
Despite Russia having superior weapons, air support and numeric strength, it was unable to gain permanent control of Chechnya. A peace treaty was signed in leading to the withdrawal of the Russian army from Chechnya. However, during the Second Chechen War which began on August 7, , Russia regained control of the territory. Russian forces were now better organized and defeated Chechnya forces. The recapture has led to Russia ruling Chechnya ever since.
The process of rebuilding Chechnya began with the systematic reconstruction of infrastructure and other amenities. There have been reported cases of sporadic fighting in the mountains and southern part of the republic. Such fighting and terrorist attacks led to Russia tightening grip on Chechnya. The main page is therefore the portal to maps and cartography on Wikimedia. That page contains links to entries by country, continent and by topic as well as general notes and references.
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