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Explore Gurchu in Russia

Gurchu in the region of Chechnya is a place in Russia - some 949 mi or ( 1527 km ) South of Moscow , the country's capital city .

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Time in Gurchu is now 10:00 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vladikavkaz, Shalazhi, Roshni-Chu, Makhachkala, and Khasavyurt. Since you are here already, consider visiting Vladikavkaz . Where to go and what to see in Gurchu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Yalkhoroy

Yalkhoroy is a village in the Chechen Republic, Russia. The Yalkhoroy (Yalxoroj) teip (clan) dominates this village which is its namesake. The first president of the Chechen Republic, Dzhokhar Dudaev (1944–1996) was born here.

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Located at 42.92 45.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Rural localities in Chechnya

Khaibakh massacre

The Khaibakh massacre refers to a report of mass execution of the ethnically Chechen population of the aul (village) of Khaibakh, in the mountainous part of Chechnya, by Soviet forces under an NKVD Colonel Mikheil Gveshiani.

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Located at 42.88 45.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1944 in the Soviet Union, Crimes against humanity, History of Chechnya, Mass murder in 1944, Massacres committed by the Soviet Union, Massacres in the Soviet Union, NKVD, Soviet World War II crimes

Roshni-Chu

Roshni-chu is a rural locality in Urus-Martanovsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia, located about 23 kilometers southwest of Grozny. Population: 5,195; 4,244. On August 14, 2005, a militant group attacked the village and five officials from the regional military head of Urus-Martanovsky District and Colonel Alexander Kayak were killed and one person was seriously wounded.

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Located at 43.08 45.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Rural localities in Chechnya