page_title: Secession in Russia
section_title: North Caucasian Federal District
hierarchical_section_title: Secession in Russia / European Russia / North Caucasian Federal District
caption_attribution_description: English: ethnic nationalism and arise sovereignty movement in Caucasus
context_page_description: Secession in Russia typically refers to state secession, which is the withdrawal of one or more states from the Republic of Russia.
context_section_description:  Chechnya
  People: Chechens
  Militant organisation: Chechen separatists
  Proposed state:  Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (government in exile)
   Abazinia
  People: Abazins
  Advocacy groups: Abaza Adkilra, Abaza Yurdu, Abzanhara, Unity (Adgylara)
  Organization: World Congress of Abkhaz-Abazin People
  Proposed state:  Abazinia
  Proposed entity: Abazinia, including all ethnic Abazin parts and/or districts of Karachay-Cherkessia, Stavropol Krai and Kabardino-Balkaria or solely the rural locality of Psyzh
   Circassia
  People: Circassians
  Movement: Circassian nationalism; Circassian Congress; Circassian Youth Initiative; Adyge Djegi; Adyghe Khase; International Circassian Association (member of UNPO)
  Proposed entity: Circassia, including all regions historically included in Circassia and/or inhabited by Circassians (note: this includes Adygea as well as north Kabardino-Balkaria, north Karachay–Cherkessia, south-east Krasnodar Krai, and south Stavropol Krai)
   Aghulistan
  People: Aghuls
  Advocacy groups: Agul Gelinbatan, Arhaval
  Proposed state:  Aghulistan
  Proposed entity: Aghulistan, including all ethnic Aghul parts and/or districts of Dagestan
  Aghulistan coverage area: Aghulsky
   Avaria
  People: Avars
  Advocacy groups: High-landers (Maarulal)
  Political party: Avar National Union-Iman Shamil
  Proposed state:
  Republican:  Avar Republic
  Monarchist:  Avar Khanate
  Proposed entity: Avaria, including all ethnic Avar parts and/or districts of Dagestan
  Avaria coverage area : Kazbekov, Gergebil, Shamil, Akhvakh, Kunzakh, Gunib, Charodin, Tlyaratin, Tsuntin, Tsumadin, Gumbetov, Untsukulsky, Kizilyurt, Botlikh, Khasavyurt, Bezhtin, Tarumov, Kizlyar
   Darginstan
  People: Dargins
  Proposed state:Darginstan
  Advocacy group: Free Society of Dargo
  Proposed entity:  Darginstan, including all ethnic Dargin parts and/or districts of Dagestan
  Darginstan coverage area: Dakhadayev, Sergokalin, Kaytag, Akushin, Levashin
  People: Ingush
  Advocacy groups: Zaschita
  Militant organizations: Ingush Self Defense Force, Ingush National Front
  Political party: Ingush People Council
  Proposed state: 
   Karachay-Balkaria
  People: Balkars, Karachays
  Movement: Various nationalist organisations in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay–Cherkessia
  Goals: Autonomy for the  Karachay and  Balkaria, rather than in biethnic republics where they must share power with Russians and Circassians (division of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay–Cherkessia into smaller units, also popular for Circassian nationalists). Then, the unification of Karachay and Balkar units is advocated by some but not all nationalists (see Balkar and Karachai nationalism)
  Proposed autonomous republic: Karachay-Balkar Republic (includes south Kabardino-Balkaria and south Karachey-Cherkessia)
   Kumykia
  People: Kumyks
  Proposed state:  Kumykia
  Proposed entity: Kumykia, including all ethnic Kumyk parts and/or districts of Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia.
  Political parties: Nogai El, Tenglik
  Kumykia coverage area: Babayurt, Kumtorkalin, Buynak,Karabudakhkent, Kayakent, Makhachkala
   Lakistan 
  People: Laks
  Proposed state:  Lakia
  Proposed entity: Lakia, including all ethnic Lak parts and/or districts of Dagestan
  Movements: Kazi Kumuk, Lakistan, Lak Language Group, Lak National Movement (New Star/Tsu Barz), Lakral Sharhurdu, New Lak Popular Movement (Novo-Lak), Tariqat (Movement)/Tariqat, Tsudahar
  Political organizations: Lak National Council
  Lakistan coverage area: Kulin, Laksky, New Lakia
   Lezgistan
  People: Lezgins
  Proposed state:  Lezgistan
  Proposed entity: Lezgistan, including all ethnic Lezgin parts and/or districts of Dagestan
  Movement: Lezgin nationalism, Lezgin Movement of Caucasian Albania
  Advocacy movement: Lezgin National Center
  Political party: Lezgin Patriotic Union
  Organization: Federal Lezgin National Cultural Autonomy (member of UNPO)
  Lezgistan coverage area: Suleiman-Stal, Magaramkent, Kurakh, Dokuzparin, Akhtyn, Derbent
   Nogaia
  People: Nogais
  Proposed state:  Nogaia
  Proposed entity: Nogaia, including all ethnic Nogai parts and/or districts of Dagestan, Chechnya and Astrakhan Oblast
  Movement: Association of Nogais of Dagestan
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caption: A map of list federal subjects and districts that has separatist movements in North Caucasus Federal District.
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