Visit Nokhchii.
Officials in Chechnya Chechnya (chĕchnyä`, chĕch`nēə) or Chechen Republic (chəchĕn`), region (1990 est. pop. 1,300,000, with neighboring Ingushetia), c. consider a proposal to change the name of the war-torn Adj. 1. war-torn - laid waste by war
war-worn
destroyed - spoiled or ruined or demolished; "war left many cities destroyed"; "Alzheimer's is responsible for her destroyed mind" republic to "Nokhchii." The point of the "rebranding Rebranding is the process by which a product or service developed with one brand or company or product line affiliation is marketed or distributed with a different identity. effort": to erase the negative associations with the name Chechnya.
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