Vedeno

Vedeno

Vedeno ( _ru. Ведено) is a village in the Chechen Republic, Russia, located some 55 km southeast of Grozny. It is the administrative center of Vedensky District. 2004 official data reported a population of 11,512; 3,735 men, 1,525 pre-school age children, 1,604 school age children, and 4,648 women. According to 2002 Census, the population in 2002 was 1,469; down from 2,504 registered in 1989 Census).

The Vedeno Gorge is currently considered one of the most dangerous regions in Chechnya and the region has a long history as a primary location in the Chechen fight against Russian control. In the mid-1800s Imam Shamil led his guerrilla army in a twenty year war against the Imperial Russian army and fought a last stand in the anonymous mountain village of Vedeno. Shamil Basaev was born in the village of Dyshne-Vedeno, near Vedeno, in south-eastern Chechnya.


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