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.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dagestan canonical | 77 |
| Southern Dagestan | 6 |
| Dagestan Oblast | 4 |
| central Dagestan | 2 |
| western Dagestan | 2 |
| Central Dagestan | 1 |
| Dagestan (Russian Federation subject) | 1 |
| Dagestan Autonomous Oblast | 1 |
| Dagestan region | 1 |
| Eastern Dagestan | 1 |
| Northern Dagestan | 1 |
| Russia (Dagestan) | 1 |
| Shirvan | 1 |
Statements (62)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (99)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dagestan Oblast
this entity surface form:
Dagestan Oblast
this entity surface form:
Shirvan
this entity surface form:
Dagestan Oblast
this entity surface form:
Russia (Dagestan)
this entity surface form:
Dagestan Oblast
this entity surface form:
Dagestan region
this entity surface form:
central Dagestan
this entity surface form:
Southern Dagestan
subject surface form:
Republic of Dagestan
this entity surface form:
Northern Dagestan