Nadterechny District (russian: Надте́речный райо́н; ce, Теркан кӀошт, ''Terkan khoşt'') is an administrativeDecree #500 and municipalLaw #16-RZ district (

raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...

), one of the fifteen in 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 ...

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. It is located in the northwest of the republic. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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(a '' selo'') of Znamenskoye. Population: 51,755 ( 2002 Census); The population of Znamenskoye accounts for 18.4% of the district's total population.

Geography

Nadterechny District is located in the northwest of Chechnya. The

Terek River The Terek (; , Tiyrk; , Tərč; , ; , ; , ''Terk''; , ; , ) is a major river in the Northern Caucasus. It originates in the Mtskheta-Mtianeti region of Georgia and flows through North Caucasus region of Russia into the Caspian Sea. It rise ...

runs west-to-east along the northern border of Nadterkechny on its way to the

Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia ...

160 km to the east. The district is 25 km northwest of the city 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 po ...

, and about 1,400 km south of

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

. The area measures 45 km (north-south), and 20 km (west-east). Its

is the

(a '' selo'') of Znamenskoye. Located on mountain plain between the Terek River and the Terek Ridge, the area is characterized by steppe vegetation, and forest along the river floodplain. Because the river is fed by snowmelt in the Caucasus mountains, spring flooding can be significant. The district is bordered on the northwest by Stavropol Krai, on the west by

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, on the southwest by Ingushetia, on the north by Naursky District, and on the southeast by

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 ...

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Nadterechny District on Google MapsNadterechny District on OpenStreetMap
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