Gimry

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Gimry is a mountain village in Dagestan, Russia, historically significant as a stronghold of resistance during the Caucasian War and as the birthplace of the Avar leader Imam Shamil.

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Gimry canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Avar political and religious leader
rural locality
village
access mountain roads
administrativeStatus selo
associatedWith Caucasian Imamate NERFINISHED
Murid War NERFINISHED
birthPlace Gimry NERFINISHED
conflict Russian–Caucasian conflict NERFINISHED
conflictSide North Caucasian highlanders NERFINISHED
country Russia
culture Avar traditional culture
ethnicGroup Avars NERFINISHED
federalSubject Republic of Dagestan NERFINISHED
governingBody local rural settlement administration
hasNotablePerson Imam Shamil NERFINISHED
historicalEvent Caucasian War NERFINISHED
historicalPeriodOfProminence 19th century
historicalRegion Caucasia NERFINISHED
historicalRole center of Avar resistance to Russian expansion
language Avar language NERFINISHED
locatedIn Caucasus Mountains NERFINISHED
Dagestan NERFINISHED
Eastern Caucasus NERFINISHED
European Russia
Untsukulsky District NERFINISHED
locatedNear Avar Koysu River NERFINISHED
locatedOn Gimry Gorge NERFINISHED
majorReligion Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
notableAs birthplace of Imam Shamil
mountain village
stronghold of resistance during the Caucasian War
opposed Imperial Russian Army NERFINISHED
partOf Russia
surface form: Russian Federation

Untsukulsky municipal district NERFINISHED
region North Caucasus NERFINISHED
religion Islam
role Imam of the Caucasian Imamate NERFINISHED
securityStatus periodically subject to security operations
strategicFeature narrow approaches through Gimry Gorge
strategicImportance control of mountain passes in Dagestan
terrain mountainous
timeZone UTC+3
topography steep slopes and deep gorge
traditionalEconomy pastoralism
small-scale agriculture

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