Chernokozovo

Coordinates: 43°41′N 45°22′E / 43.683°N 45.367°E

Chernokozovo (Russian: Чернокозово) is a rural locality (a selo) in Naursky District of the Chechen Republic, Russia,^[1] located north of the Terek River.

In 1999, the population of Chernokozovo was about 3,000 residents. At the beginning of the Second Chechen War, Chernokozovo was defended by Chechen separatist forces, while the Russians bombed and shelled it with the BM-21 Grad rocket artillery systems.^[2]

Chernokozovo is a site of Chernokozovo detention center, which served as the main part of the filtration camp system during the Second Chechen War.

References

Notes

1. Decree #500
2. In a Front-Line Chechen Village: Missiles, Bombs and Resistance, The New York Times, October 5, 1999

Sources

• Президент Чеченской Республики. Указ №500 от 30 ноября 2005 г. «Об утверждении перечня субъектов административно-территориального устройства Чеченской Республики». Вступил в силу 30 ноября 2005 г.. Опубликован: База данных "Консультант-плюс". (President of the Chechen Republic. Decree #500 of November 30, 2005 On Adopting the List of the Entities Within the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Chechen Republic. Effective as of November 30, 2005.).

External links

• Street trading in the Chernokozovo village, RIAN, March 1, 2003