Gebek Kala
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| Gebek Kala | |
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| Chechen: Гебек-кхала[1] | |
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| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 43°06′12″N 46°38′20″E / 43.1034°N 46.6388°E |
| Geography | |
  Gebek Kala | |
Gebek Kala (Chechen: Гебек-кхала[1]) is a mountain peak in the Kazbek district of Dagestan, with an elevation of 917 meters (3,009 ft) above sea level.
The name of a Chechen translated as "strengthening (castle) Gebek".[1]
In the area of Mount Gebek Kala was the last battle of the Chechens and who came to their aid with Laks Mongol troops.[2]
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[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c Сулейманов А. Топонимия Чечни. Грозный: ГУП «Книжное издательство», 2006
- ^ «Чеченцы: история и современность» / Составление и общая редакция Ю.А. Айдаева. — Москва: Мир дому твоему, 1996. — 352 с. — ISBN 5-87553-005-7.