Galain-Chazh
Galain-Chazh is a historical region in the North Caucasus. Today, Galain-Chazh is a part of Galanchozhsky District, Chechnya. Since the Middle Ages, Galain-Chazh has been known as the historical center and birthplace of the Galai, a clan of the Orstkhoy society.- Type: Locality
- Description: place in Russia
- Also known as: “Galanchezh”, “Galanchëzh”, and “Galanchozh”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galanchozh and Yalkharoy.
Galanchozh
Locality
Yalkharoy
Locality
Yalkharoy is a rural locality in Urus-Martanovsky District of the Republic of Chechnya, Russia. Yalkharoy is situated 4½ km northwest of Galain-Chazh.
Khaybakha
Hamlet
Galain-Chazh
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Chechnya, North Caucasus, Southern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
42.88333° or 42° 53′ north
Longitude
45.3° or 45° 18′ east
Elevation
1,430 metres (4,692 feet)
Open location code
8HJ7V8M2+82
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In Other Languages
From Chechen to Russian—“Galain-Chazh” goes by many names.
- Chechen: “Galançoƶ”
- Chechen: “Galay Wam”
- Chechen: “Galay-Ç̇oƶ Wam”
- Chechen: “Галай Іам”
- Chechen: “Галай-ЧІож Іам”
- Chechen: “Галайн-ЧIож”
- Chechen: “Галайн-ЧӀож”
- Chechen: “Галанчож”
- Dutch: “Galain-Chazh”
- Irish: “Galain-Chazh”
- Russian: “Galančež”
- Russian: “Галайн-Чаж”
- Russian: “Галанчёж”
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