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Explore Zarkha in Russia

Zarkha in the region of Chechnya is a place in Russia - some 951 mi or ( 1531 km ) South of Moscow , the country's capital city .

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Time in Zarkha is now 02:04 PM (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 Tangi. Since you are here already, consider visiting Vladikavkaz . Where to go and what to see in Zarkha ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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

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 11 km away
Tags: Rural localities in Chechnya

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 16 km away
Tags: Rural localities 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 20 km away
Tags: 2000 in Russia, Battles of the Second Chechen War, Sieges involving Russia, Urban warfare

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 24 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Chechnya