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Karachay-Cherkessia

• Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia
• federal component of the Russian Federation (Russia)
• own name: Karatchai-Tcherkes Respublika

Contents

• Flag

• Meaning/Origin of the Flag

• Coat of Arms

• Map

• Numbers and Facts

• History

Flag

National flag,
ratio = 2:3, 1:2,
Source, by: Flaggen Enzyklopädie

Meaning/Origin of the Flag

The flag of the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia consists in three horizontal stripes in blue, green and red. The middle green stripe contains an emblem. This shows the snowcovered peak of the 5642 meters high Mount Elbrus, above the rising sun. The sun symbolizes the hope for a good future. At the designing of the flag the Russian tricolor may have stood as model, because it is also horizontally divided into three stripes, and even two of its colours are contained in the flag of the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia. Blue stands for peace, good intentions and serenity, green stands for nature, fertility and prosperity, red stands for warmth and friendship.

Source: Flaggen Enzyklopädie

andere regionale Flaggen

Karachay flag,
Source, by: Flags of the World





Circassian flag,
Source, by: Flags of the World





1942–1945,
Flag of the North Caucasian and Mountain Caucasian Legion in the German Wehrmacht,
ratio = 1:2,
Source by: Wikipedia (EN)

Coat of Arms

Coat of arms of Karachay-Cherkessia,
Source: Russiatrek

Map

geographical position within Russia:

Source: Library of Congress, modyfied by: Volker Preuß
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Map of the country:

Source: Russiatrek

Numbers and Facts

Area: 5.512 square miles

Inhabitants: 478.000 (2010), thereof 41% Karachays, 32% Russians, 12% Circassians (Cherkess)

Religions: 64% Muslim, 13% Christian, 3% Non-Religious

Density of Population: 87 inh./sq.mi.

Capital: Tscherkessk (Batalpaschinsk), 129.000 inh. (2010)

official Languages: Russian, Abaza, Karachayian, Circassian, Nogai

Currency: Russian currency

Time Zone (to 28th of March 2010): GMT + 4 h

Time Zone (from 28th of March 2010): GMT + 3 h

Source: Wikipedia (DE)

History

13th cent. · the Karachayians settle in the Caucasus Mountains

18th cent. · Islamization

1825–1828 · conquest by Russia

1921 · establishment of the Soviet Dictatorship, establishment of the Autonomous District of the Karachayians and Circassians

1943–1944 · deportation of the Balkarians to Sibiria, dissolution of the Autonomous District

1957 · return of the survivors, re-establishment of the Autonomous District

1991 · proclamation of the Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia

31st of December in 1991 · the Soviet Union dissolves, the constitution of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (RSFSR, Russia), a former substate of the Soviet Union, remains in force for the time being

1992 · proclamation of the Autonomous Republic of Karachay-Cherkessia

25th of December in 1993 · a new constitution for Russia (Russian Federation) comes into force, and the relationships with the members of the federation is re-regulated in this way

Source: Atlas zur Geschichte, World Statesmen, Russiatrek, Die Völker der Erde, Discovery '97, Wikipedia (D)




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