Dagestan:

Dagestan , republic in southwestern Russia. Dagestan lies on the eastern end of the northern flank of the Greater Caucasus mountain range, along the western shore of the Caspian Sea. The capital is Makhachkala. Dagestan can be divided into five physical regions. The first, occupying most of the Dagestan , which translates as "land of the mountains", is situated in Russia's North Caucasus with Chechnya and Georgia to the west, Azerbaijan to the south and the Caspian Sea to the east. Why Dagestan remains a restive republic in Russia Armed assailants attacked a synagogue and a church in Russia’s Dagestan on Sunday. Here is a brief history of the region, and its socio-political makeup. The Dagestan Republic - Overview The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, part of the North Caucasian Federal District, the southernmost region of the country. Makhachkala is the capital city of the republic. The population of the Dagestan Republic is about 3,154,000 (2022), the area - 50,270 sq. km.