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The Chechen Republic commonly referred to as Chechnya (ˈ; , Chechnya; , Noxçiyçö), also spelled Chechnia or Chechenia, sometimes referred to as Ichkeria (Land of Minerals|links=yes), is a federal subject

Federal subjects of Russia

Russia is a federation which, since March 1, 2008, consists of 83 federal subjects . In 1993, when the Constitution was adopted, there were 89 federal subjects listed...

of Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

(a republic

Republics of Russia

The Russian Federation is divided into 83 federal subjects , 21 of which are republics. The republics represent areas of non-Russian ethnicity. The indigenous ethnic group of a republic that gives it its name is referred to as the "titular nationality"...

). It is located in the southeastern part of Europe

Europe

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in the Northern Caucasus mountains. The capital

Capital City

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of the republic is the city of Grozny

Grozny

Grozny is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the preliminary results of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 271,596; up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Census. but still only about two-thirds of 399,688 recorded in the 1989...

. Population:

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union

Dissolution of the Soviet Union

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in 1991, the Chechen-Ingush ASSR

Chechen-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

The Chechen–Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, or Chechen–Ingush ASSR ;) was an autonomous republic within the Russian SFSR...

was split into two: the Republic of Ingushetia and the Chechen Republic.