Dagestan

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Dagestan is a mountainous republic in the North Caucasus region of Russia, known for its ethnic diversity, complex history, and strategic location along the Caspian Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent entity of the Russian Federation
federal subject of Russia
republic of Russia
area approximately 50300 square kilometers
borders Azerbaijan
Caspian Sea
Chechnya
Georgia
Republic of Kalmykia
surface form: Kalmykia

Stavropol Krai
capital Makhachkala
climate varies from coastal semi-arid to mountain climate
country Russia
currency Russian ruble
currentStatusSince 1991
dominantReligion Sunni Islam
ethnicallyDiverse true
governmentType republic within a federal semi-presidential constitutional republic
hasEthnicGroup Avars
Dargin
surface form: Dargins

Kumyk
surface form: Kumyks

Laks
Lezgins
Nogais
Russians
Tabasarans
hasMajorCity Buynaksk
Derbent
Kaspiysk
Khasavyurt
hasMinorityReligion Russian Orthodox Church
surface form: Russian Orthodoxy

Shia Islam
hasRecognizedLanguages Avar
Dargin
Kumyk
Laks
Lezgian
Nogai Horde
surface form: Nogai

Tabasaran
headOfRepublicTitle Head of the Republic of Dagestan
historicalRegion Caucasus
isoCode RU-DA
joinedRussianEmpire 19th century
knownFor ethnic and linguistic diversity
mountainous terrain
wrestling and combat sports traditions
largestCity Makhachkala
legislature People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan
locatedIn Caucasus
North Caucasus
locatedOn western shore of the Caspian Sea
nativeName Russian Federation (Dagestan)
surface form: Дагъистан Республика

Russian Federation (Dagestan)
surface form: Республика Дагестан
officialLanguage Russian
officialName Russian Federation (Dagestan)
surface form: Republic of Dagestan
partOf North Caucasian Federal District
surface form: North Caucasian economic region

Southern Federal District of Russia
population over 3 million inhabitants
sovietStatus part of the Dagestan ASSR within the Russian SFSR
strategicLocation along key routes between Russia, the South Caucasus, and the Caspian Sea
timeZone Moscow Time
utcOffset +3

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Caucasus Viceroyalty hasPart Dagestan
this entity surface form: Dagestan Oblast
Judeo-Tat region Dagestan
Elisavetpol Governorate borderedBy Dagestan
this entity surface form: Dagestan Oblast
Juhurim historicalRegion Dagestan
Kingdom of Georgia borderedBy Dagestan
this entity surface form: Shirvan
Chechnya bordersWith Dagestan
Derbent partOf Dagestan
this entity surface form: Southern Dagestan
Stavropol Krai borderedBy Dagestan
Baku Governorate borderedBy Dagestan
this entity surface form: Dagestan Oblast
Kakheti borders Dagestan
Northwestern Iranian languages spokenIn Dagestan
this entity surface form: Russia (Dagestan)
Terek Oblast borderedBy Dagestan
this entity surface form: Dagestan Oblast
Terek Oblast partOfPresentDay Dagestan
Zakatal Okrug borderedBy Dagestan
this entity surface form: Dagestan region
Tat language spokenIn Dagestan
Tamerlan Tsarnaev visited Dagestan
Terek River mouthLocation Dagestan
Terek River locatedIn Dagestan
Nokhchi minorityIn Dagestan
Dargin primaryRegion Dagestan
Laks ethnicGroupOf Dagestan
Laks locatedIn Dagestan
Laks traditionalRegion Dagestan
this entity surface form: central Dagestan
Tabasaran spokenIn Dagestan
Tabasaran region Dagestan
this entity surface form: Southern Dagestan
Tabasarans locatedIn Dagestan
Tabasarans region Dagestan
this entity surface form: Southern Dagestan
Avar spokenIn Dagestan
Lezgian spokenIn Dagestan
Lezgian standardizationCenter Dagestan
Kingdom of Kakheti borderedBy Dagestan
Avars primaryRegion Dagestan
Avars significantPopulationIn Dagestan
Lezgins nativeTo Dagestan
this entity surface form: Southern Dagestan
Lezgins region Dagestan
Kumyk spokenIn Dagestan
Nogais presentInRegion Dagestan
Imam Shamil birthRegion Dagestan
Imam Shamil regionOfActivity Dagestan
Russian Federation (Dagestan) shortName Dagestan
subject surface form: Republic of Dagestan
Khasavyurt locatedIn Dagestan
this entity surface form: Northern Dagestan
Buynaksk region Dagestan
Darband partOf Dagestan
this entity surface form: Southern Dagestan