Dagestan
republic of Russia
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Summary
Dagestan is a republic of Russia[1]. Dagestan ranks in the top 5% of republic of russia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,330 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of Friendship of Peoples[3], Order of the Red Banner of Labour[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Russia[5]
- Country: Russia[6], Soviet Union[7]
- Head of government: Sergey Melikov[8]
- Continent: Asia[9]
- Instance of: federal subject of Russia[10]
- Capital: Makhachkala[11]
- Official language: Russian[12], Aghul[13], Avar[14], Azerbaijani[15], Chechen[16], Dargwa[17], Kumyk[18], Lak[19], Lezgian[20], Nogai[21], Rutulian[22], Tabasaran[23], Tsakhur[24]
- Shares border with: Kalmykia[25], Stavropol Krai[26], Chechnya[27]
- Anthem: State Anthem of the Republic of Dagestan[28]
- Flag: flag of Dagestan[29]
- Legislative body: People's Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan[30]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Dagestan[31]
- Part of: North Caucasian Federal District[32]
- Commons category: Dagestan[33]
- Licence plate code: 05[34]
- Located in time zone: Moscow Time[35], UTC+03:00[36], Europe/Moscow[37]
- Local dialing code: 872[38]
- Inception: 1991[39]
- Highest point: Mount Bazardüzü[40]
- Official website: http://www.e-dag.ru/[41]
- Topic's main category: Category:Dagestan[42]
- Commons gallery: Дагестан[43]
- Population: 3,015,639[44], 3,063,885[45], 3,111,353[46], 3,133,303[47], 3,232,224[48]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Портал:Дагестан[49]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Dagestan include Dağıstan[50], a mahalle[51], in Turkey[52] and Allium daghestanicum[53], a taxon[54].
Why It Matters
Dagestan has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Dagestan is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for Dagestan include Dağıstan[50], a mahalle[51], in Turkey[52] and Allium daghestanicum[53], a taxon[54].
FAQs
What awards did Dagestan receive?
Honors received include Order of Friendship of Peoples[3] and Order of the Red Banner of Labour[4].