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Ichkeria is a Turkic name for a region in the mountainous central part of Chechnya. According to the legend, all "pure" Chechen teips originated there.

When Chechen separatists proclaimed the independence of the Chechen Republic, they used the name Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (ChRI) to refer to independent Chechnya.

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	'''Ichkeria''' is a [[Turkic]] name for a region in the mountainous central part of [[Chechnya]]. According to the legend, all "pure" Chechen [[teip]]s originated there.		'''Ichkeria''' is a [[Turkish language\|Turkic]] name for a region in the mountainous central part of [[Chechnya]]. According to the legend, all "pure" Chechen [[teip]]s originated there.

	When Chechen separatists proclaimed the independence of the [[Chechen Republic]], they used the name [[Chechen Republic of Ichkeria]] (ChRI) to refer to independent [[Chechnya]].		When Chechen separatists proclaimed the independence of the [[Chechen Republic]], they used the name [[Chechen Republic of Ichkeria]] (ChRI) to refer to independent [[Chechnya]].