In a Dagestani village, local Chechens complained about the demolition of a mosque

Chechens living in the village of Leninaul in the Kazbekovsky district of Dagestan reported that the authorities were demolishing a mosque built in the 19th century. According to them, a meeting with representatives of the Avar community was held earlier with the mediation of the republic's muftiate. The parties agreed to freeze the demolition.

"We have repeatedly appealed to all authorities with a request to preserve our historical memory. On May 7, an agreement was reached at a high level with the participation of all interested parties that no demolition work would be carried out in this building until the fact of the presence of a mosque was clarified. On the evening of May 7, the mosque was standing, on the morning of May 8, it was gone," local residents said.

In 2024, Chechens from Leninaul complained that historically Chechen lands were being distributed to members of the "SVO". The issue concerns land plots near the village, which were previously part of the Aukhovsky District. Before Stalin's deportation, the Aukh Chechens lived here, and in our time they are seeking to restore the district. Earlier, veterans of the war with Ukraine from the Kazbekovsky District of Dagestan appealed to the head of the republic, Sergei Melikov, demanding that local Chechens who were interfering with the distribution of land be sent to war.

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