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Gorge in Georgia
Pankisi (Georgian: პანკისი) or the Pankisi Gorge (Georgian: პანკისის ხეობა, Pankisis Kheoba) is a valley region in Georgia, in the upper reaches of River
Pankisi
2000–2002 Russian-Georgian dispute
The Pankisi Gorge crisis was a geopolitical dispute between Russia and Georgia concerning the presence of armed Chechen separatists and jihadists in Georgia
Pankisi_Gorge_crisis
Subgroup of Chechens living in Georgia
are a Chechen sub-ethnic group in Georgia. They primarily live in the Pankisi Gorge, in the eastern Georgian region of Kakheti, where there are approximately
Kist_people
its counter-terrorism capabilities and addressed the situation in the Pankisi Gorge. The program was planned to be a 20-month long, $64 million effort
Georgian involvement in the Iraq War
Georgian_involvement_in_the_Iraq_War
Country in Eastern Europe and West Asia
Sunni Muslims in Adjara, Chechen sub-ethnic group of Sunni Kists in the Pankisi Gorge, and Laz-speaking Sunni Muslims as well as Sunni Meskhetian Turks
Georgia_(country)
Military unit
the late 1990s. In 2002 Georgian troops carried out operations in the Pankisi Gorge, which at the time was host to Chechen separatist militants sheltering
Georgian Special Operations Command
Georgian_Special_Operations_Command
Naval infantry branch of the U.S. military
crisis Operation Enduring Freedom Afghanistan Philippines Horn of Africa Pankisi Gorge Trans Sahara Caribbean and Central America Iraq War Pakistan-United
United_States_Marine_Corps
1999–2009 conflict in Chechnya and the North Caucasus
to Georgia to combat "criminal elements" and jihadist activity in the Pankisi Gorge as part of the War on Terrorism. In August 2002, Georgia accused
Second_Chechen_War
Nakh-speaking ethnographic group, living in Georgia
neighbouring Kists – also a Nakh-speaking people who live in the nearby Pankisi Gorge. Part of the community still retains its own Bats language ("batsbur
Bats_people
former Chechen Prime Minister Ruslan Gelayev, who led the group to the Pankisi Gorge, 25 miles inside Georgia, where they established camps. In October
Georgia–Russia_relations
Chechen military commander (1964–2004)
rescue". In 2001, Gelayev decided to rebuild his forces in the remote Pankisi Gorge across the Georgian border. There, Gelayev had built up a significant
Ruslan_Gelayev
Place in Kakheti, Georgia
Municipality. It is situated on the left side of Alazani, close to the Pankisi Gorge. The town is situated at 567 m. In 1966, it received the status of
Akhmeta
Islamist warlord
1986. His mother was a Kist—an ethnic Chechen subgroup from Georgia's Pankisi Gorge—of the Mastoy clan. His father, Teimuraz Batirashvili was an ethnic
Abu_Omar_al-Shishani
Place in Kakheti, Georgia
romanized: Dui-Yurt) is a village in Akhmeta Municipality, Georgia. It is situated in the Pankisi Gorge, on the banks of the Alazani river. It is located 640 meters above
Duisi
Jordanian Jihadist
A group of some 50 militants remained in Pankisi as of June 2003. According to one analyst, while in Pankisi, Abu Atiya developed a "special rapport"
Abu_Atiya
Part of the Second Chechen War
Vladimir Putin had accused Georgia of harboring the Chechen militants in the Pankisi Gorge. He also threatened to have Russian military deal with the rebels
Battle_of_Galashki_(2002)
Antiterrorist operation in Tbilisi, Georgia
Counter-Terrorism Department carried out a double operation in Tbilisi and the Pankisi Gorge in northeast Georgia, inhabited by the ethnic Kists, a Chechen subgroup
2017_Isani_flat_siege
Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
War (1994–1996) War in Abkhazia (1998) Second Chechen War (1999–2009) Pankisi Gorge crisis Tuzla Island conflict (2003) Russo-Georgian War (2008) Maidan
Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict
Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (2020)
War (1994–1996) War in Abkhazia (1998) Second Chechen War (1999–2009) Pankisi Gorge crisis Tuzla Island conflict (2003) Russo-Georgian War (2008) Maidan
Second_Nagorno-Karabakh_War
Shishani Nicknames Giorgi Kushtanashvili Feyzullah Margoshvili Born Duisi, Pankisi Gorge, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union (now Georgia) Died December 2017 Allegiance
Salahuddin_Shishani
Activity to defend against or prevent terrorist actions
1 kidnapper killed. Other 28 kidnappers captured. 2001–2005 Pankisi Gorge crisis Pankisi Gorge, Kakheti, Georgia Mixed, Al-Qaeda and Chechen rebels led
Counterterrorism
Confrontation in the Abkhaz–Georgian conflict
trucks from the Georgian side in a covert operation; originating from the Pankisi Gorge [500 kilometers away] which had been a Chechen refugee/militant hub
2001_Kodori_crisis
Jordanian jihadist (1966–2006)
dispatched his subordinate Abu Atiya from Herat to the Pankisi Gorge, Georgia. At the time, Pankisi was a stronghold of two intertwined groups: Chechen separatist
Abu_Musab_al-Zarqawi
One of the ethnonyms of the Ingush and Chechens
name is mostly used to refer to the Chechens who compactly live in the Pankisi Gorge of Georgia. Ingushetia Chechnya One of the earliest mentions of the
Kists_(ethnonym)
Municipality in Kakheti, Georgia
Akhmeta Municipality includes the historic region of Tusheti and the Pankisi Gorge. The area of the municipality covers 2207.6 km2. Until 1930, the
Akhmeta_Municipality
Al-Qaeda operative and designated terrorist (1965-2015)
family to Afghanistan, in March 2001 Arif decided instead to relocate to Pankisi, Georgia, an established waystation for jihadists heading to fight in nearby
Saïd_Arif
Saudi jihadist (1969–2002)
witnessed Khattab being killed in an ambush in Duisi, a village in the Pankisi Gorge of Georgia on 28 April 2002. "Khattabka" (хаттабка) is now a popular
Ibn_al-Khattab
2012 armed incident in Lopota, Georgia
other theories suggest that they may be local Islamist militants from the Pankisi Gorge. To this day, there is no definitive answer to the paramilitary group's
Lopota_incident
Covert and paramilitary unit of the CIA
taken refuge with Chechen separatists and thousands of refugees in the Pankisi Gorge. Their efforts have already resulted in 15 Arab militants linked
Special_Activities_Center
Dislike, hatred or fear towards ethnic Chechens
population in the Pankisi Gorge, a region which has suffered from poverty. Xenophobia increased due to the tise of radical Islamism. The Pankisi Gorge crisis
Anti-Chechen_sentiment
Official name for the US's war on terror
such as OEF-Philippines, OEF-Trans Sahara, and possibly in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge, primarily through government funding vehicles. Operation Enduring
Operation_Enduring_Freedom
Egyptian al-Qaeda member
another report that summer, Al-Islam was one of fifteen men captured in the Pankisi Gorge, Georgia, in a joint operation by Georgian and American Special Forces
Saif_al-Islam_al-Masri
Georgian politician and diplomat (1928–2014)
in 2002 under the umbrella of the war on terror in the context of the Pankisi Gorge crisis. Nevertheless, despite all the reforms in 1990s and early
Eduard_Shevardnadze
Turkish ultra-nationalist political organization
2002). "Moscow, Washington and Tbilisi Wrestle With Instability in the Pankisi". EurasiaNet. Retrieved 20 August 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated
Grey_Wolves_(organization)
Georgian photographer (born 1985)
is particularly known for her documentation of Chechen refugees in the Pankisi Gorge and her investigative reporting on the stolen babies of Georgia.
Daro_Sulakauri
Georgian major-general (born 1970)
Training and Education Command Center ISAF-Georgia Conflicts unknown War in Afghanistan Pankisi Gorge crisis Awards Other work Military historian, analyst
Nikoloz_Janjgava
Georgian militant
leader. He was born Cezar Tokhosashvili in the village of Omalo in the Pankisi Gorge, Georgia. He repeatedly fought alongside Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan
Al_Bara_Shishani
Georgian Chechen soldier and alleged war criminal (1979–2019)
of Sultan Khangoshvili on 15 August 1979, in the Duisi village of the Pankisi Gorge, a region of Georgia home to a large ethnic Chechen population known
Zelimkhan_Khangoshvili
Conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan (1988–1994)
War (1994–1996) War in Abkhazia (1998) Second Chechen War (1999–2009) Pankisi Gorge crisis Tuzla Island conflict (2003) Russo-Georgian War (2008) Maidan
First_Nagorno-Karabakh_War
April 2008). "Caucasus: Georgians, Chechens Take Stand Against Russia Over Pankisi". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Pressrelase and Fact sheet Archived
Anti-Russian_sentiment
Georgian former military commander
Soviet Union Allegiance Georgia Branch Georgian Army Rank Commands Georgian Armed Forces Conflicts War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) Pankisi Gorge crisis
David_Tevzadze
Georgian military officer (1888–1930)
Sighnaghi in his native Kakheti, but he escaped and took to the mountainous Pankisi Gorge, where he formed a group of followers known as the Band of Sworn
Kakutsa_Cholokashvili
Big-tent political party in Georgia
crisis took shape in 1999 with the government effectively losing control of Pankisi region as a result of a spillover of the war in Chechnya. The Chechen refugees
Union_of_Citizens_of_Georgia
Political and military crisis on the Armenia–Azerbaijan border
War (1994–1996) War in Abkhazia (1998) Second Chechen War (1999–2009) Pankisi Gorge crisis Tuzla Island conflict (2003) Russo-Georgian War (2008) Maidan
Armenia–Azerbaijan border crisis (2021–present)
Armenia–Azerbaijan_border_crisis_(2021–present)
would conduct the joint operations against Chechen rebels in the Georgia's Pankisi region, where the rebels allegedly had been hiding according to Russian
International response to the Second Chechen War
International_response_to_the_Second_Chechen_War
Historical Region in Kakheti, Georgia
8th-9th centuries, when it was part of Kakheti, it was included in the Pankisi Saeristavo, and later, when it was part of the united Georgia – in the
Tusheti
Unintended consequence of covert operations, typically involving rogue terrorist groups
earlier. Gelayev's presence in Georgia was the proximate cause of the Pankisi Gorge crisis. Many Chechen volunteers subsequently regretted their prior
Blowback_(intelligence)
Coordinated missions, operations and projects
operations in the Philippines against Abu Sayyaf insurgents. Enduring Freedom – Pankisi Gorge (2002) Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara (2007) US military operations
List_of_military_operations
Ethnolinguistic group
its modern lowland version of "Nokhchi" and is only used by Chechens and Pankisi Kists. In 1859, Adolf Berge was the second one to use this term for both
Nakh_peoples
"Caucasus Report (2001)". Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty. "Crisis Summary: Pankisi Gorge — 2002". International Crisis Behaviour Project. Duke University
List of conflicts in territory of the former Soviet Union
List_of_conflicts_in_territory_of_the_former_Soviet_Union
2004 Russian film
during negotiations. However, he fails to do so. The movie also depicts the Pankisi Gorge in Georgia as a place where an important Islamic militant hides,
Countdown_(2004_film)
Georgian leader (from the country of Georgia)
Valley, which was a victory. After that, Zezva fortified himself in the Pankisi fortress. However, he was later captured for treason and imprisoned in
Zezva_Gaprindauli
Although Georgia is predominantly Christian, it has Muslim minorities. In the Pankisi Gorge, home to the Kists, a small Muslim ethnic group, the older generation
International propagation of the Salafi movement and Wahhabism by region
International_propagation_of_the_Salafi_movement_and_Wahhabism_by_region
(OEF-CCA) Operation Enduring Freedom – Kyrgyzstan Operation Enduring Freedom – Pankisi Gorge In 2003, the U.S. and a multi-national coalition invaded and occupied
Foreign interventions by the United States
Foreign_interventions_by_the_United_States
Georgian politician
by law enforcement officers during an anti-terroristic operation in the Pankisi Valley. In the 2020 election, she was reelected after appearing as 24th
Tina_Bokuchava
Name in the Georgian Chronicles for Vainakh peoples
of the Darial Gorge and the latter farther east of the three, bordering Pankisi, Tusheti and Didoeti. Russian ethnologist A. Genko believes that, since
Durdzuks
Political and social movements
allowed the transfer of weapons, ammunition and Chechen rebels through the Pankisi gorge during the Chechen–Russian conflict. Russian sources have accused
Separatism_in_Russia
Georgian politician and military commander (1938–2023)
claims that some 700 Chechen fighters had spent that winter in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge. He further claimed that Russian General Gennady Shpigun, abducted
Tengiz_Kitovani
rally in downtown Tbilisi. 6 April – The ethnic Kist elders from Georgia's Pankisi Gorge call on the government of Georgia to undertake measures to stop recruitment
2015_in_Georgia_(country)
Military unit
including in South Ossetia (1991–1992, 2004), Abkhazia (1992–1993), and the Pankisi Gorge crisis (2002). By the end of 1995 the force had some 5,000 to 7,000
Internal_Troops_of_Georgia
Kurdish Islamist militant (born 1977)
from his native town to Chechnya in 1999 after transiting through the Pankisi Gorge in Georgia. Russian intelligence claims that Kurd fought in the battalion
Abdulla_Kurd
Conflict in Russia, 1997 to 2007
Sayfullah), which trained at the Chechen warlord Ruslan Gelayev's camp in Pankisi Gorge, Georgia. In 2002 the group helped Gelayev's forces in a raid of
Insurgency in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia
Insurgency_in_Kabardino-Balkaria_and_Karachay-Cherkessia
Relations between two major Islamic schools of thought
mosques". Pankisi is reportedly the "only place in Georgia where people keep Sufism alive." Salafiyya movement entered into "a dozen Pankisi villages in
Salafi–Sufi_relations
Rural locality in Chechnya, Russia
Russian officials claimed that the attack had been launched from the Pankisi Gorge inside Georgia. Georgia initially denied the claim, but then on 3
Itum-Kale
Crisis in relations between states
crisis – between Georgia, Russia, and the breakaway statelet of Abkhazia Pankisi Gorge crisis (2000–2002) – between Georgia and Russia, with involvement
International_crisis
regions, such as Tunisia's Bizerte and Ben Gardane, Libya's Derna, Georgia's Pankisi Gorge, and Brussel's Molenbeek, "are well-established incubators and radiators
Foreign fighters in the Iraqi conflict
Foreign_fighters_in_the_Iraqi_conflict
border with Azerbaijan and Armenia. The Chechens of Georgia living in Pankisi Gorge are also Sunni, but are largely Sufis of the Naqshbandi order. The
Islam_in_Georgia_(country)
US$64 million training the Georgian Armed Forces, with the fighting in the Pankisi Gorge providing much of the initial stimulus. The British Army also helped
Train-and-equip_program
2000: 2000 unrest in Kosovo 2001: 2001 insurgency in Macedonia 2001–2003: Pankisi Gorge crisis 2001–present: Abkhazia conflict 2001: 2001 Kodori crisis 2006:
List_of_conflicts_in_Europe
List of Asian ethnic groups
Islam Hinduism Chechens Northeast Caucasian → Nakh → Chechen Georgia (Pankisi, Kakheti, Tusheti), Turkey (Muş Province), Iraq (Sulaymaniyah Governorate)
List of contemporary ethnic groups of Asia
List_of_contemporary_ethnic_groups_of_Asia
Umbrella term for Georgian organized crime groups
to the country no less than Chechen terrorists, who feel at ease in the Pankisi Gorge. During the period leading up to Georgian independence in 1991, as
Georgian_mafia
13th-century Queen of Georgia
of Pkhovi. Jigda-Khatun's regency was defied by the nobleman Torghva of Pankisi, who attempted to secede in Kakheti, a region entrusted to him by David
Jigda-Khatun
Religious and folk celebration
as visitors from the neighboring communities such as the Kists from the Pankisi Gorge. Grigolia, Alexander (1977), Custom and Justice in the Caucasus:
Alaverdoba
Chechen warlord and first emir of the Caucasus Emirate (1964–2013)
plastic surgery), Umarov raised and led a militia force in Georgia's remote Pankisi Gorge before his return to Chechnya in the summer of 2002. Back in Chechnya
Dokka_Umarov
Mujahid commander (1973–2006)
himself and his unit of foreign fighters. He likely took shelter in the Pankisi Gorge during the 2002 diplomatic crisis centred there. A man identified
Abu_Hafs_al-Urduni
Georgian Orthodox Church
Poti and Khobi in United States Metropolitan Grigoli on OCU Elders of Pankisi visited Metropolitan Grigoli of Poti and Khobi Metropolitan Grigoli visits
Grigoli_Berbichashvili
military emir of Ansar al-Sham. Al Shishani reportedly has roots in the Pankisi Gorge. He traveled to Syria in 2012 and reportedly had as many as 300 in
Abu_Musa_al_Shishani
Foreign fighters in Syria
during the second Chechen War, fleeing from the war, as well as from the Pankisi Gorge of Georgia, where ethnic Chechens-Kistins, who emigrated there during
Chechen_mujahideen_in_Syria
Protected nature area in Georgia
head of Ilto valley. It borders Batsara Strict Nature Reserve located in Pankisi Gorge to the east. Ilto Managed Reserve was established in order to protect
Ilto_Managed_Reserve
Pop Festival
Nicolas Mortelmans Quartet Catu Diosis Dj Sahra nuMori Coco em Dobet Gnahoré Pankisi Ensemble DJ Morena Elin Valery Sauljaljui Dj-Lister iLe Siti and the band
Sfinks_Festival
regions, such as Tunisia's Bizerte and Ben Gardane, Libya's Derna, Georgia's Pankisi Gorge, and Molenbeek in Brussels, "are well-established incubators and
Foreign fighters in the Syrian civil war
Foreign_fighters_in_the_Syrian_civil_war
Music festival in Poland
Buddhism Theyyam India Dance of incarnated god – ritual from Kerala state Zikr Ceremony Georgia Sufi ritual of the Kist women from the Pankisi Gorge
Brave_Festival
1989–present conflict in the South Caucasus
South Ossetian authorities identified the men as Chechens from Georgia's Pankisi Gorge. South Ossetia accused Georgia of hiring the Chechen mercenaries
Georgian–Ossetian_conflict
April 2016 conflict in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh
War (1994–1996) War in Abkhazia (1998) Second Chechen War (1999–2009) Pankisi Gorge crisis Tuzla Island conflict (2003) Russo-Georgian War (2008) Maidan
2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
2016_Nagorno-Karabakh_conflict
have sought safety in neighbouring Georgia, the majority have settled in Pankisi Gorge and over 1,100 registered refugees remain there as of 2008. Some
Chechen_refugees
North Caucasian jihadist organization
Sayfullah), which trained at the Chechen warlord Ruslan Gelayev's camp in Pankisi Gorge, Georgia. In 2002 the group helped Gelayev's forces in a raid of
United Vilayat of Kabarda, Balkaria and Karachay
United_Vilayat_of_Kabarda,_Balkaria_and_Karachay
Georgian politician
Georgia and in 2002 oversaw a special police operation to clear Georgia's Pankisi Gorge of infiltrating Islamist elements fighting against Russia in neighboring
Giorgi Shervashidze (police general)
Giorgi_Shervashidze_(police_general)
from the Senaki Military Brigade • Zviadists Government victory 2000-2002 Pankisi Gorge crisis Georgia Supported by: United States Russia Chechen militants
List of wars involving Georgia (country)
List_of_wars_involving_Georgia_(country)
Chechen commander in Syria (born 1972)
national belonging to the Kist people, a Chechen subethnos residing in the Pankisi Gorge. He was born into a poor family and did not attend any local schools
Muslim_Shishani
17th century fortress in Georgia
Petersbourg Kurtsikidze, Shorena and Chikovani, Vakhtang (2002), "Georgia's Pankisi Gorge: An Ethnographic Survey" Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
Bakhtrioni
Balkar militant (1973–2005)
Chechnya. Muslim Atayev began his military career training in one of the Pankisi Gorge training camps in Georgia. Atayev led a group of an estimated 20-30
Muslim_Atayev
Medieval Georgian kingdom
reforms, the kingdom was subdivided into seven duchies: Rustavi, Kveteri, Pankisi, Shtori, Vejini, Khornabuji and Machi. Under Kvirike III, the kingdom experienced
Kingdom_of_Kakheti-Hereti
implicated in facilitating drug trafficking and terrorism through the Pankisi Gorge. The consequences for the country were devastating. Georgia's economy
Crime_in_Georgia_(country)
Georgian lieutenant-general
while Georgia took part in the US-led invasion of Iraq and during the Pankisi Gorge crisis. After a brief departure from service, Chankotadze returned
Devi_Chankotadze
Saudi Arabian militant active in Chechnya (1969–2011)
attempting to pass through Georgia into Chechnya. Upon arrival in the Pankisi Gorge – a mountainous valley in northeastern Georgia inhabited mostly by
Muhannad_(jihadist)
1991–1992 Georgian coup d'état 1998 1998 Georgian attempted mutiny 2000–2002 Pankisi Gorge crisis 2004 2004 Adjara crisis 2008 Russo-Georgian War 2009 2009
List_of_conflicts_in_Asia
Georgian politician and diplomat
the Ministry of State Security of Georgia from 1994 to 1998. In 1999 the Pankisi Gorge crisis began, he was one of the key figures of resolving this conflict
Irakli_Alasania
Protected nature area in Georgia (country)
a protected area in Akhmeta Municipality, Kakheti region of Georgia in Pankisi Gorge on the bank of Alazani River, 700–2,000 meters above sea level at
Batsara_Strict_Nature_Reserve
Georgian writer and literary scholar (born 1974)
made reports from Abkhazia, North Ossetia, Tskhinvali, Ingushetia, the Pankisi Gorge in Georgia. In 2006, he defended his thesis on the theme: "Hikes
Beka_Kurkhuli
King of Georgia (1446–1465) and Kakheti (1465–1476)
Chukheti, Didoeti, Tianeti, Chiauri, Shilda, Kvareli, Martkopi, Gremi, and Pankisi. These administrative units were headed by prefects (mouravis) appointed
George_VIII
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Australian, Hebrew
Joyful
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Arabic
Angel of Heaven; Receptionist of Heaven; Acceptor Angel
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Dutch
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Indian
Content, Satisfied
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English
From Tangiers.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Star of the religion (Islam)
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Hindu
Young or worth praising
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American, Australian, Greek, Latin
Happy; Fortunate; Foliage Greenery; Lucky One; Combination of Phyllis and Felicia
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Muslim/Islamic
Sarrounded by happiness
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Muslim
Lal - Ruby, Zar - golden
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