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December 27th 2007 · Prague Watchdog / Ruslan Isayev
Cheberloy – land of mountain-dwellers
Cheberloy – land of mountain-dwellers
By Ruslan Isayev, special to Prague Watchdog
The history of Chechnya is inextricably linked with the mountains. Almost every Chechen knows his roots and the place from which his teyp, or clan, originates. Though they may spend long years living on the plains, many of Chechens never break their connection with the land of their fathers (Daymohk), which is situated in the mountains.
The homeland of the Cheberloy teyp, one of Chechnya’s many communities, is located in the mountainous part of the south-east of the republic, bordering on Dagestan. Of the Cheberloyans’ once densely inhabited place of residence it may be said that it has become depopulated. Cut off from the outside world, only around ten families now live here.
The road to Cheberloy begins ...
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