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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The name ''Volkiya'' is derived from the name of the ancient [[Volkiplemeni]], one of four western [[Itur|Iturian]] [[lupine]] tribes (along with [[Yekarians]], [[Vyalovians]], and [[Orlikians]]) which formed the ethnic core of modern Volkians. ''Volkiya'' came into use to refer to the land populated by the Volkiplemeni which is part of modern day [[Zhukovsky Oblast]], [[Baksansky Oblast]], [[Abarsk Oblast]], and [[Volkgoroda |
The name ''Volkiya'' is derived from the name of the ancient [[Volkiplemeni]], one of four western [[Itur|Iturian]] [[lupine]] tribes (along with [[Yekarians]], [[Vyalovians]], and [[Orlikians]]) which formed the ethnic core of modern Volkians. ''Volkiya'' came into use to refer to the land populated by the Volkiplemeni which is part of modern day [[Zhukovsky Oblast]], [[Baksansky Oblast]], [[Abarsk Oblast]], [[Okostolitsa Oblast]], and the [[Volkgoroda|Federal City of Volkgoroda]] in 1154 with the creation of the Grand Principality of Volkia. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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