Chechen people

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The chechen people (/ˈɛɛnz, əˈɛnz/;[18] Chechen: Нохчий, Noxçiy, Old Chechen: Нахчой, Naxçoy), are group of people who lived in Chechnya, Russia.

Chechens
Нохчий
Noxçiy
Total population
c. 2 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Russia1,431,360[2]
     Chechnya1,206,551[3]
     Dagestan93,658[3]
     Ingushetia18,765[3]
     Moscow Oblast14,524[3]
     Stavropol Krai11,980[3]
     Rostov Oblast11,449[3]
     Volgograd Oblast9,649[3]
     Astrakhan Oblast7,229[3]
     Tyumen Oblast6,889[3]
 European Union
      France
      Austria
     File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
      Germany
      Sweden
      Poland
      Denmark
130,000 (2009)[4]
 Turkey100,000[5][6]
 Kazakhstan32,894[7]
 Jordan12,000–30,000[8]
 Iraq11,000[9]
 Georgia10,100 (including Kist people)
 Syria6,000–35,000[10][11]
 Egypt5,000[5]
 Ukraine2,877[12]
 United Arab Emirates2,000–3,000[13]
 Finland636[14]
 United States250–1,000[15][16]
 Latvia192[17]
Data figures from 2001 to 2021;
see also Chechen diaspora.
Languages
Chechen
Religion
Sunni Islam (Shafi'i madhhab)
Related ethnic groups
Other Nakh peoples (Ingush, Bats)
Chechens at wedding. c.1870-1886

Chechen People Media

References

  1. Chechnya 'has no troops in Ukraine'. Bbc.com (28 May 2014). Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. ВПН-2010. rosstat.gov.ru.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Russian Census of 2002 Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  4. As Hit Men Strike, Concern Grows Among Chechen Exiles, RFE/RL, March 12, 2009
  5. 5.0 5.1 Chechens in the Middle East: Between Original and Host Cultures Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, Event Report, Caspian Studies Program
  6. Kristiina Markkanen: Chechen refugee came to Finland via Baku and Istanbul Archived 2011-11-21 at the Wayback Machine (Englisch)
  7. Kazakhstan population stats (2017-01-01). Retrieved 2018-03-03.
  8. Jordan willing to assist Chechnya – King. Reliefweb.int (2007-08-28). Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  9. Ahmet Katav. Iraqi Circassians (Chechens, Dagestanis, Adyghes). ORSAM Reports (134) (November 2012). Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  10. Jaimoukha, Amjad M.. The Chechens: A Handbook (2008)Routledge. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-415-32328-4.
  11. Circassian, Ossetian, Chechen Minorities Solicit Russian Help To Leave Syria. Rferl.org. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
  12. About number and composition population of Ukraine by data All-Ukrainian census of the population 2001. Ukraine Census 2001State Statistics Committee of Ukraine. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  13. Chechnya's Exodus to Europe, North Caucasus Weekly Volume: 9 Issue: 3, The Jamestown Foundation, January 24, 2008
  14. 031 – Language by sex, by region and municipality in 1990 to 2017. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  15. Andrew Meier (April 19, 2013). The Chechens in America: Why They're Here and Who They Are. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/04/19/the-chechens-in-america-why-they-re-here-and-who-they-are.html. Retrieved April 30, 2013. 
  16. Note that the actual amount of Chechens living in the United States is higher, as they are categorized as Russians in censuses.
  17. https://www.pmlp.gov.lv/sites/pmlp/files/media_file/isvn_latvija_pec_ttb_vpd.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  18. The Chambers Dictionary (2003)Chambers. ISBN 0-550-10105-5.
  19. Plaetschke 1929.