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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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Chechen diaspora in Jordan 1
Chechen diaspora in Turkey 1
Chechen people 1

Statements (53)

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
Russia
surface form: Russian Federation
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 school
surface form: Shafi‘i
traditionalSocialStructure clan-based society
usesScript Cyrillic script

Referenced by (18)

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Bats people closelyRelatedTo Chechens
Kists culturalRelation Chechens
Chechen language ethnicGroup Chechens
Chechnya ethnicGroup Chechens
Kists ethnicRelation Chechens
Nart sagas hasCulturalOrigin Chechens
this entity surface form: Chechen people
Islamic world hasEthnicGroup Chechens
North Caucasus hasEthnicGroup Chechens
Caucasus hasMajorEthnicGroup Chechens
Caucasian War hasParticipant Chechens
this entity surface form: Chechen peoples
Chechnya mainEthnicGroup Chechens
Kists relatedEthnicGroup Chechens
Kists sharesCustomsWith Chechens
Chechen language usedBy Chechens
this entity surface form: Chechen diaspora in Turkey
Chechen language usedBy Chechens
this entity surface form: Chechen diaspora in Jordan