Znamenskoye, Chechen Republic

43°40′34″N 45°7′39″E / 43.67611°N 45.12750°E / 43.67611; 45.12750

Znamenskoye (Russian: Зна́менское; Chechen: Чӏуьлга-Йурт, Ç̇ülga-Yurt) is a rural locality (a selo) in Nadterechny District of the Chechen Republic, Russia. Population: 10,286 (2010 Census); 9,620 (2002 Census); 6,141 (1989 Soviet census).

On May 12, 2003, a car bomb exploded at a government building here, killing fifty-nine people. On July 15, 2005, another car bomb killed fifteen.

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