Khankala (russian: Ханкала, ce, Хан-ГӀала, translit=Ẋan-Ġala) is a

settlement Settlement may refer to: *Human settlement, a community where people live *Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building * Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction *Settlement (fin ...

Groznensky District Groznensky District (russian: Гро́зненский райо́н; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀалин кӀошт, ''Sölƶa-Ġalin khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #12-RZ district (raion), one of the fifteen in the Chechen ...

of the

Chechen Republic Chechnya ( rus, Чечня́, Chechnyá, p=tɕɪtɕˈnʲa; ce, Нохчийчоь, Noxçiyçö), officially the Chechen Republic,; ce, Нохчийн Республика, Noxçiyn Respublika is a republic of Russia. It is situated in the ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

, located to the east of

Grozny Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a pop ...

, the republic's capital. Population: The settlement is the location of a Russian military base, the former headquarters of the 42nd Motor Rifle Division (now the headquarters of the successor unit 18th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade), and an airstrip. It was the site of the Battle of Khankala in 1994.

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Rural localities in Chechnya Military installations of Russia {{Chechnya-geo-stub

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