Tando
Encyclopedia
Tando is a village (selo) in Botlikhsky District
of the Republic of Dagestan
, Russia
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The village was seized by a Chechen guerilla unit led by Shamil Basayev
in August 1999 in the course of the Invasion of Dagestan.
Botlikhsky District
Botlikhsky District is an administrative and a municipal district , one of the forty-one in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality of Botlikh. District's population: 50,469 ; Population of Botlikh accounts for 20.6% of the...
of the Republic of Dagestan
Dagestan
The Republic of Dagestan is a federal subject of Russia, located in the North Caucasus region. Its capital and the largest city is Makhachkala, located at the center of Dagestan on the Caspian Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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The village was seized by a Chechen guerilla unit led by Shamil Basayev
Shamil Basayev
Shamil Salmanovich Basayev was a Chechen militant Islamist and a leader of the Chechen rebel movement.Starting as a field commander in the Transcaucasus, Basayev led guerrilla campaigns against the Russian troops for years, as well as launching mass-hostage takings of civilians, with his goal...
in August 1999 in the course of the Invasion of Dagestan.