Chechnya

Chechnya is a republic of Russia situated in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe. The capital is Grozny. It is home to the indigenous Chechens, a people of Vainakh ancestry, primarily of Muslim faith.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Chechen-Ingush ASSR was split into two parts: the Republic of Ingushetia and the Chechen Republic.