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The Republic of Dagestan ({{lang-ru|??????????? ?????????}}), older spelling Daghestan, is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). The direct transliteration of the republic's name is Respublika Dagestan. It is the largest republic of Russia in the northern Caucasus, both in area and population.

Related Topics:
Federal subject - Russian Federation - Republic - Transliteration - Caucasus

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The word Daghestan or Daghstan is Turkic for country of mounts. The spelling Dagestan is a transliteration of the Russian name and is rather modern.

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