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What is North Caucasus

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Global Development of Religious Tourism
A part of Russian Federation located in Asia, south of the European part of the Federation in the mountains and foothills of the Caucasus. It contains 7 republics (with the major faith of Islam) and 2 territories. The region has the most fertile lands, the most important resorts.
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The Development of Islamic Knowledge and Tourism in the Modern Life of North Caucasus
Emilia Alaverdov (Georgian Technical University, Georgia)
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-5792-1.ch002
Abstract
The chapter examines the place and role of Islam in the socio-political life of the peoples in the North Caucasus, especially in the Chechen Republic, as well as relations between the state and religious organizations and society, and examines the role of Islam in the political and socio-spiritual life of the region. The work analyzes the struggles of Chechen people for independence, which were called the Chechen wars and given the cliché of Jihad, reflected in the revival of political organizations and activities. The chapter shows that having experienced two very dreadful wars it is still possible to build a strong, sovereign, safe republic with a very low criminal rate, and written a long stand strategy for the socio-economic development. It is worthy to say that the strategy has clearly defined basic priorities and development vector of the Chechen Republic until 2025 as a mechanism for their initial coordination, where the main priority in the tourism sector, since the republic has a great potential for it.
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