←A Walk Around Grozny

A Walk Around Grozny

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6 points3 km2.5 hours

This route takes you past the main sights on the right bank of the Sunzha River: a park, monuments, a church, and the main mosque of the Chechen Republic.

Route author

Susanin Team

Things to do

  • 👀 Watch city life
  • 📜 Learn the city's history

Route points (6)

  1. Avenue of Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, First President of the Chechen Republic and Hero of Russia — point on route “A Walk Around Grozny”

    Avenue of Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, First President of the Chechen Republic and Hero of Russia

    📜 Historic site · 🕵️ Urban legend

  2. Grozny City — point on route “A Walk Around Grozny”

    Grozny City

    🏙 Modern architecture · 🔭 Viewpoint

  3. Flower Park — point on route “A Walk Around Grozny”

    Flower Park

    🌿 Public garden or park

  4. Church of the Archangel Michael — point on route “A Walk Around Grozny”

    Church of the Archangel Michael

    🕍 Place of worship

  5. Chechen State University — point on route “A Walk Around Grozny”

    Chechen State University

    📜 Historic site

  6. Minutka Square — point on route “A Walk Around Grozny”

    Minutka Square

    🏙 Modern architecture

Avenue of Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, First President of the Chechen Republic and Hero of Russia in Chechen Republic

Point on route “A Walk Around Grozny”

Avenue of Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, First President of the Chechen Republic and Hero of Russia — point on route “A Walk Around Grozny”
Avenue of Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, First President of the Chechen Republic and Hero of Russia — point on route “A Walk Around Grozny”
Avenue of Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, First President of the Chechen Republic and Hero of Russia — point on route “A Walk Around Grozny”
Avenue of Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, First President of the Chechen Republic and Hero of Russia — point on route “A Walk Around Grozny”
Avenue of Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, First President of the Chechen Republic and Hero of Russia — point on route “A Walk Around Grozny”

Point 1

Avenue of Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, First President of the Chechen Republic and Hero of Russia

📜 Historic site • 🕵️ Urban legend

Overview

Grozny's main and longest street. The main sights are concentrated along the avenue, and it makes finding your way around the city easy. Here you can go shopping and enjoy a good meal on any budget.

Historical Background

Until the 1920s, the site of today's avenue was occupied by Dvoryanskaya (Nobility) Street, one of the best-appointed streets in the city. The City Duma building stood here, and before the war a branch of the Azov-Don Bank opened.

Renaming

In the 1920s work began on a general development plan for Grozny, the old streets were renamed, and the main street was named after Lenin. In the 1970s it was lined with brand-new prefabricated apartment blocks and renamed Lenin Avenue. In 2004, after Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov, the First President of the Chechen Republic and Hero of Russia, was tragically killed in a terrorist attack, the avenue was renamed in his honor.

Fun Facts

Akhmat Kadyrov Avenue flows smoothly into Vladimir Putin Avenue. It was one of the first streets to be rebuilt after the two Chechen wars.