This article covers the Chechen people as an ethnic group, not Chechen meaning citizens of Chechnya.
Geography
The Chechen people are mainly inhabitants of Chechnya, which is internationally recognized as part of Russia. Two wars were fought in the 1990s and 2000s over attempts of some ethnic clans to secede from the federation.
There are also significant Chechen populations in other Russian regions (especially in Dagestan and Moscow city) and Jordan.
Language
The main languages of the Chechen people include Chechen and Russian.
Religion
The predominant religion amongst the Chechen people is Sunni Islam.
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The Chechen language is one of the languages of the Caucasus.
Chechen is an official language of Chechnya, an autonomous republic of Russia.
The Chechen diaspora in Jordan, Turkey and Syria is fluent but generally not literate in Chechen except for individuals who have made efforts to learn the writing system, and of course the Cyrillic alphabet is not generally known in these countries.
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