Nazran
| Nazran (English) Назрань (Russian) Наьсара (Ingush) |
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 Memorial for the memory of victims of political oppressions in Nazran |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Republic of Ingushetia |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of republic significance of Nazran |
| Administrative center of | Nazranovsky District, town of republic significance of Nazran |
| Municipal status (as of March 2010) | |
| Urban okrug | Nazran Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Nazran Urban Okrug, Nazranovsky Municipal District |
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| Area | 80 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 93,335 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 183rd |
| Density | 1,167/km2 (3,020/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1781 |
| Town status since | 1967 |
| Postal code(s) | 386100–386106, 386700, 386899 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 87322 |
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Nazran (Russian: Назра́нь; Ingush: Наьсара, Näsara) is a town in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. It served as the republic's capital in 1991–2000, until it was replaced with Magas, which was specially built for this purpose. It is the most populous town in the republic: 93,335 (2010 Census);125,066 (2002 Census);18,246 (1989 Census).
Nazran was founded in the 18th century. After becoming a military fortress in 1817, Nazran saw large numbers of Ingush population moving into it. It was granted town status in 1967.
During the Soviet period, Nazran was the administrative center of Nazranovsky District within the Chechen–Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. After the Republic of Ingushetia and the Chechen Republic were separated in 1991, the town became the republic's capital. This brought about a sharp increase in population: while counting 18,246 inhabitants according to the 1989 Census, during the 2002 Census Nazran had as many as 125,056 inhabitants.
In 2004, a force of Chechen and ethnic Ingush rebels carried out a large-scale raid on Ingushetia, led by Shamil Basayev. The overnight attacks targeted fifteen official buildings in Nazran, and at least three towns and villages located on the Baku-Rostov highway that crosses the republic from east to west.
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