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Discover Urus-Martan in Russia

Urus-Martan in the region of Chechnya with its 41,480 habitants is a town located in Russia - some 941 mi or ( 1514 km ) South-East of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Urus-Martan is now 10:08 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Zakan-Yurt, Vladikavkaz, Shaami-Yurt, Roshni-Chu, and Nagayeva. When in this area, you might want to check out Zakan-Yurt . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Urus-Martan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Urus-Martan

Urus-Martan is a town and the administrative center of Urus-Martanovsky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia, located on the Martan River. Population: 49,070; 39,982; 32,851. The town is located in the central part of the republic, to the southwest of the capital Grozny.

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Located at 43.13 45.55 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Chechnya

Battle of Komsomolskoye

The Battle of Komsomolskoye took place in March 2000 between Russian federal forces and Chechen separatists in the Chechen village of Komsomolskoye (Saadi-Kotar), Chechnya. Several hundred of Chechen rebel fighters and civilians and more than 50 Russian servicemen were killed in the course of more than two weeks of the siege and fighting that resulted in the destruction of the bulk of forces of the Chechen rebel field commander Ruslan Gelayev.

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Located at 43.06 45.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 2000 in Russia, Battles of the Second Chechen War, Sieges involving Russia, Urban warfare

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 9 km away
Tags: Rural localities in Chechnya

Alkhan-Yurt massacre

The Alkhan-Yurt massacre was the December 1999 incident in the village of Alkhan-Yurt near the Chechen capital Grozny involving Russian troops under command of general Vladimir Shamanov. The villagers claimed approximately 41 civilians were killed in the spree, while the human rights groups confirmed and documented 17 incidents of murder and three incidents of rape.

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Located at 43.23 45.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1999 in Russia, Conflicts in 1999, Mass murder in 1999, Mass murder in Russia, Massacres in Russia, War crimes of the Second Chechen War

Battle of the Valerik River

The Battle of the Valerik River on July 11, 1840 was a battle of the Russian conquest of the Caucasus. It was fought about 30 km southwest of the fortress of Groznaya between forces of the Imperial Russian Army and North Caucasian mountaineers led by the naib (viceroy) Ahberdila Muhammad. It remains famous because of the poem "Valerik" by Mikhail Lermontov, a participant.

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Located at 43.17 45.41 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 1840 in Russia, Battles involving Russia, Caucasian War, Conflicts in 1840, Mikhail Lermontov

Historical Weather

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