Grozny
Grozny is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia.
Grozny is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 328,533, up from 210,720 recorded in the 2002 census, but still less than the 399,688 recorded in the 1989 census prior to destruction of the city in two wars in Chechnya. It was previously known as Groznaya.
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Worth seeing in and around Grozny
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
The Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque is located in Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. The mosque is one of the largest in Russia and is officially known as "The Heart of Chechnya".
700 m · mosque in Russia · Wikipedia - 02Akhmat-Arena
The Akhmat Arena is a multi-use stadium in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, named after former President of the Chechen Republic Akhmad Kadyrov. It was completed in May 2011, and is used mostly for football matches.
4 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 03Kadyrov Chechen State University
Chechen State University is a university located in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. The school is home to the North Caucasian Centre of Pedagogics.
400 m · university located in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia · Wikipedia - 04Memorial to the Victims of the Deportation of 1944
The Memorial to the Victims of the Deportation of 1944 was a Chechen memorial in the center of Grozny, capital of Chechnya, opened in 1992 to commemorate the Chechen victims of the Stalinist regime during and following their forced relocation to Central Asia in February 1944. The monument was sculpted by Chechen sculptor Darchi Khaskhanov.
800 m · monument in Grozny, Russia · Wikipedia - 05Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium
FC Terek-2 Grozny was a Russian football team from Grozny, founded in 2013. Since 2013 it played in the Russian Professional Football League.
1.5 km · stadium in Grozny · Wikipedia - 06National Library of Chechen Republic
The National Library of the Chechen Republic, formerly known as Chekhovka, is in the Chechnya's capital city Grozny. The library has appeared on stamps.
1.7 km · library · Wikipedia - 07Church of Archangel Michael in Grozny
The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel is an Eastern Orthodoxy temple in the city of Grozny, in Chechnya, Russia. The temple complex is an architectural monument under state protection according to the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Checheno-Ingush ASSR No.
100 m · Eastern Orthodox church building in Grozny, Russia · Wikipedia - 08Chechen State Pedagogical Institute
The Chechen State Pedagogical Institute is a university in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.
1.9 km · formation institute in Chechnya (Russia) · Wikipedia - 09Grozny synagogue
The Grozny Synagogue was an Ashkenazi Orthodox Jewish synagogue located in the city of Grozny in the Chechen Republic, North Caucasus, Russia. In 1929, the synagogue was closed, later rebuilt, and repurposed for secular uses.
500 m · synagogue in Grozny, Chechen Republic · Wikipedia - 10Akhmat Kadyrov Square
Akhmat Kadyrov Square, also known as the Square named after the 1st President of the Chechen Republic, is a public area in Grozny, Chechnya. It is located at the intersection of Vladimir Putin Avenue and Khusein Isaev Avenue.
700 m · square in Grozny (Russia) · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Akhmad Kadyrov Mosque
Completed in 2008 and locally known as the Heart of Chechnya, this is by far the largest mosque in Russia and one of the more lavish in the world.
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Things to do
On weekends, you can go and watch some football at the Sultan Bilimkhanov Stadium. FC Terek Grozny plays there in the Russian Premier League.
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Where to eat
Café Oasis is a reasonable place to eat in central Grozny, although it may be difficult to find so a guide may be needed. Zhizhig & Galnash is a nice place serving Chechen cuisine right in the centre, at Putin Ave 5A
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Getting to Grozny
- Airports
- Akhmat Kadyrov Grozny (GRV), 8 km · Makhachkala Uytash (MCX), 168 km · Tbilisi (TBS), 193 km
- Makhachkala → Grozny152 km · quickest by road, 2h 18m · ₽600–800
- Mineralnyye Vody → Grozny228 km · quickest by road, 4h 15m · ₽1,110–1,480
- Astrakhan → Grozny385 km · quickest by road, 6h 47m · ₽1,710–2,280
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Grozny
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Grozny. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundMost of the sites of Grozny are reachable by foot, and there are minibuses within the city.
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