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Groznyy

Grozny (in English)
Грозный (Russian)
Грозный (Chechen)
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Views of Grozny, Top upper left:National Library of Chechen, Top lower left:Vladmir Putin Avenue, Top right:Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque, Middle left:Khanpashi Nuradilova Drama Teater, Middle right:Night view of Grozny-City Towers, Bottom:Panorama View of Akhmad Kadyrov area
Grozny is located in Chechnya
Grozny
Grozny
Location of Grozny in the Chechen Republic
Coordinates: 43°19′N 45°43′E / 43.317°N 45.717°E / 43.317; 45.717Coordinates: 43°19′N 45°43′E / 43.317°N 45.717°E / 43.317; 45.717
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Flag of Grozny (Chechnya).png
Coat of arms
Flag
Anthem none
City Day October 5
Administrative status (as of November 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chechen Republic
Administratively subordinated to city of republic significance of Grozny
Capital of Chechen Republic
Administrative center of city of republic significance of Grozny
Municipal status (as of June 2010)
Urban okrug Grozny Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Grozny Urban Okrug,Groznensky Municipal District
Mayor Muslim Huchiev
Representative body Council of Deputies
Statistics
Area 324.16 km2 (125.16 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 271,573 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 67th
Density 838/km2 (2,170/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded 1818
City status since 1870
Previous names Groznaya (until 1870),
Dƶovxar-Ġala (until 2000)
Postal code(s) 364000, 364001, 364006, 364008, 364011, 364013–364018, 364020–364022, 364024, 364028–364031, 364034, 364035, 364037, 364038, 364040, 364042, 364043, 364046, 364047, 364049, 364051, 364052, 364058, 364060–364063, 364066, 364068, 364700, 366000
Dialing code(s) +7 8712
Official website
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Grozny (Russian: Грозный; IPA: [ˈgroznɨj]; Chechen: Грозный) is the capital city of the Chechen Republic, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 Census, it had a population of 271,573; up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 Census, but still only about two-thirds of 399,688 recorded in the 1989 Census.

In Russian, "Grozny" means "fearsome", or "redoubtable", the same word as in Ivan Grozny or Ivan the Terrible. While the official name in Chechen is the same, informally the city is known as "Соьлжа-Гӏала, Sölƶa-Ġala", which literally means "the city (гӏала) on the Sunzha River (Соьлжа)".

In 1996, during the First Chechen War, the Chechen separatists renamed the city Dzhokhar-Ghala (Chechen: Джовхар-Гӏала, Dƶovxar-Ġala), or Dzhokhar/Djohar for short, after Dzhokhar Dudayev, the first President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. In December 2005, the Chechen parliament voted to rename the city "Akhmadkala" (after Akhmad Kadyrov)—a proposition which was rejected by his son Ramzan Kadyrov, the prime minister and later President of the republic.


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