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| '''Ichkeria''' is a ] name for a region in the mountainous central part of ]. Ichkeria means ''internal place'' (''içki yer''){{ |
'''Ichkeria''' is a ] name for a region in the mountainous central part of ]. Ichkeria means ''internal place'' (''içki yer''){{Fact|date=September 2008}}. According to the legend, all "pure" Chechen ]s originated there{{Fact|date=September 2008}}. | ||
| When Chechen separatists proclaimed the independence of the ], they used the name ] (ChRI) to refer to independent ]. | When Chechen separatists proclaimed the independence of the ], they used the name ] (ChRI) to refer to independent ]. | ||
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Ichkeria is a Turkic name for a region in the mountainous central part of Chechnya. Ichkeria means internal place (içki yer). According to the legend, all "pure" Chechen teips originated there.
When Chechen separatists proclaimed the independence of the Chechen Republic, they used the name Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (ChRI) to refer to independent Chechnya.
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