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Vovnushki
Vovnushki ( inh, Вӏо́внашке, Vhóvnashke) is a medieval complex with defensive Ingush watchtowers. It is a unique monument of Ingush architecture, which is part of the Dzheyrakh-Assa State Historical-Architectural and Natural Museum-Reserve and is under state protection. According to scholars, several routes of the Silk Road passed through the mountains of Ingushetia. One route supposedly ran along the river Guloykhi, along the tower cities of Gul, Tsori, Vovnushki, Pyaling, Niy, etc. The Vovnushki towers are traditionally regarded as the ancestral towers of the Ingush taïp Ozdoy ( inh, Оздой). In 2008, the Vovnushki tower complex became a finalist in the Seven Wonders of Russia competition. In 2010, the Central Bank of Russia issued a commemorative silver coin dedicated to Vovnushki. Etymology The Ingush name ''Vhovnashke'' consists of the plural form of the word "''vhov"'', meaning "guard/military tower", and the suffix ''— "ke" (ka)'', referring to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzheyrakh-Assa Museum-Reserve
Dzheyrakh-Assa Museum-Reserve (russian: Джейрахско-Ассинский музей-заповедник) is a Ingush cultural and historical landscape in Ingushetia, consisting of a number of reserves and auls. In the territory of 64 thousand hectares there are about five hundred stone architectural complexes: funerary crypts, Pagan and Christian shrines and temples, and Vainakh towers. The first towers date back to the II millennium BC. There are about 2,000 inhabitants in Dzheyrakhsky district of Ingushetia. Noteworthy places of Assa-Dzheyrakh: * Erzi (Боевые башни Эрзи) is a state nature reserve, includes one of the largest tower complexes of Ingushetia. * Tower complex Vovnushki (Башенный комплекс Вовнушки) is a late medieval complex of defensive Ingush towers. In 2008 Vovnushki became the finalist of the project Seven Wonders of Russia. * Tower complex Targim (Башенный комплекс Таргим) is an aul in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guloykhi
Guloykhi, or Guloy-khi ( inh, ГӀулой-Хий, Ghuloy-Khiy) is a river in the Dzheyrakhsky District of the Republic of Ingushetia, a right tributary of the Assa River. Geography The Guloykhi river originates in the eastern part of mountainous Ingushetia. It flows west along a mountain valley near several medieval tower settlements, most notably Gul, Läzhg, Qoyrakh, Abali, Vovnushki, Koki, and flows into the Assa near Puy and Tkhaba-Yerdy. A forest mainly covers the left bank of the river. The speed of the flow is 2.2 m/s. The mouth of the river is located 103 km along the right bank of the Assa at an altitude of 1112 meters above sea level. References Bibliography * * {{Cite book, last=Volkova, first=N. G., year=1974, editor-last=Gardanov, editor-first=V. K. , url=https://m.vk.com/doc8157_330028035?hash=0FzNv0MrTbYZZWz3SlYRu6tUx90OUxJYqd36428z7sD, title=Этнический состав населения Северного Кавказа в XVIII — нач ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koki (village)
Koki) ( inh, Коки, italic=yes) is a medieval village ('' aul'') in the Dzheyrakhsky District of Ingushetia. It is part of the rural settlement (administrative center) of Guli. Koki is the ancestral village of Ingush clan ('' teip'') Kokurkhoy ( inh, Кокурхой, italic=yes). Geography The village is located on a forest clearing 1580 m above sea level on the slope of Mount Cherekhkort, on the left bank of the Guloykhi River, not far from the border with Georgia. The nearest settlements are: in the northeast — Vovnushki, in the south — Nelkh, in the northwest — Puy, in the valley of the Assa River. History The tower complex of Koki is estimated to be built no later than the 16th century. It now consists of the ruins of a battle tower and six residential tower buildings, which in the past were united by means of a stone defensive wall into a single fortified complex. On the neighboring slope, across a mountain stream, there are ruins of more structures, usu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingushetia
Ingushetia (; russian: Ингуше́тия; inh, ГӀалгӏайче, Ghalghayče), officially the Republic of Ingushetia,; inh, Гӏалгӏай Мохк, Ghalghay Moxk is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe. The republic is part of the North Caucasian Federal District, and shares land borders with the country of Georgia to its south; and borders the Russian republics of North Ossetia–Alania and Chechnya to its west and east, respectively; while having a border with Stavropol Krai to its north. It also is one of the least-populated republics of Russia at under 500,000. Its capital is the town of Magas, while the largest city is Nazran. At 4,000 square km, in terms of area, the republic is the smallest of Russia's non-city federal subjects. It was established on June 4, 1992, after the Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was split in two.Law of June 4, 1992Official website of the Republic of IngushetiaSocial-Econom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Bank Of Russia
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR; ), doing business as the Bank of Russia (russian: Банк России}), is the central bank of the Russian Federation. The bank was established on July 13, 1990. The predecessor of the bank can be traced back to the State Bank of the Russian Empire founded in 1860. The bank is headquartered on Neglinnaya Street in Moscow. Its functions are described in the Constitution of Russia (Article 75) and in federal law. History State Bank of the Russian Empire The decision to create a State Bank of the Russian Empire was made by Emperor Peter III in May 1762, which was modeled on Bank of England and would have the right to issue bank notes. However, due to the coup on 28 June 1762 and the murder of the Czar, the project was not implemented. The outbreak in 1768 of the Russian-Turkish War and deficit of the state budget forced Catherine II, in turn, refer to the idea of issuing a paper money, and in December 1768 she formed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ingushetia
Ingushetia (; russian: Ингуше́тия; inh, ГӀалгӏайче, Ghalghayče), officially the Republic of Ingushetia,; inh, Гӏалгӏай Мохк, Ghalghay Moxk is a republic of Russia located in the North Caucasus of Eastern Europe. The republic is part of the North Caucasian Federal District, and shares land borders with the country of Georgia to its south; and borders the Russian republics of North Ossetia–Alania and Chechnya to its west and east, respectively; while having a border with Stavropol Krai to its north. It also is one of the least-populated republics of Russia at under 500,000. Its capital is the town of Magas, while the largest city is Nazran. At 4,000 square km, in terms of area, the republic is the smallest of Russia's non-city federal subjects. It was established on June 4, 1992, after the Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was split in two.Law of June 4, 1992Official website of the Republic of IngushetiaSocial-Economi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Post
Russian Post ( rus, Почта России, a=RU-Почта России.wav, ''Pochta Rossii'') is an Aktsionernoye Obschestvo (AO, private limited company)"Почта России стала акционерным обществом — Russian Post Has Become a Private Limited Company" ''Russian Post Official Website'', 1 October 2019 which is the national postal operator of . The company is responsible for the delivery of |
Caucasus
The Caucasus () or Caucasia (), is a region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, mainly comprising Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and parts of Southern Russia. The Caucasus Mountains, including the Greater Caucasus range, have historically been considered as a natural barrier between Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Mount Elbrus in Russia, Europe's highest mountain, is situated in the Western Caucasus. On the southern side, the Lesser Caucasus includes the Javakheti Plateau and the Armenian highlands, part of which is in Turkey. The Caucasus is divided into the North Caucasus and South Caucasus, although the Western Caucasus also exists as a distinct geographic space within the North Caucasus. The Greater Caucasus mountain range in the north is mostly shared by Russia and Georgia as well as the northernmost parts of Azerbaijan. The Lesser Caucasus mountain range in the south is occupied by several independent states, mostly by Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, but also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingush Language
Ingush (; , , pronounced ) is a Northeast Caucasian language spoken by about 500,000 people, known as the Ingush, across a region covering the Russian republics of Ingushetia and Chechnya. Classification Ingush and Chechen, together with Bats, constitute the Nakh branch of the Northeast Caucasian language family. There is pervasive passive bilingualism between Ingush and Chechen. Geographic distribution Ingush is spoken by about 413,000 people (2002), primarily across a region in the Caucasus covering parts of Russia, primarily Ingushetia and Chechnya. Speakers can also be found in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Belgium, Norway, Turkey and Jordan. Official status Ingush is, alongside Russian, an official language of Ingushetia, a federal subject of Russia. Writing system Ingush became a written language with an Arabic-based writing system at the beginning of the 20th century. After the October Revolution it first used a Latin alphabet, which was later replaced by Cyrill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teip
Teips (also taip, teyp; Nakh тайпа ''taypa'' : ''family, kin, clan, tribe''Нохчийн-Оьрсийн словарь (Chechen-Russian Dictionary, A.G. Matsiyev, Moscow, 1961), ''also available online:'Чеченско-Русский словарь: “схьаIенадала-такхадала”; ''and' ) are Chechen and Ingush tribal organizations or clans, self-identified through descent from a common ancestor or geographic location. It is a sub-unit of the tukkhum and shahar. There are about 150 Chechen and 120 Ingush teips. Teips played an important role in the socioeconomic life of the Chechen and Ingush peoples before and during the Middle Ages, and continue to be an important cultural part to this day. Traditional teip rules and features Common teip rules and some features: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Wonders Of Russia
The Seven Wonders of Russia as determined by a project organized by the newspaper '' Izvestia'', '' Radio Mayak'', and the television channel '' Russia''. The competition took place in three stages from 1 October 2007 through 1 June 2008, with the final results declared in Moscow's Red Square on 12 June 2008. Seven Wonders of Russia See also * Wonders of the World (other) Wonders of the World are lists compiled over the ages that catalogue remarkable natural and man-made constructions. Wonders of the World or Wonder of the World may also refer to: Lists Global lists * Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the tradit ... * Wonders of the World * Seven Natural Wonders of Ukraine References * External links Manpupuner Rock Formations{{coord missing, Russia Tourist attractions in Russia Russian culture Seven Wonders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzheyrakhsky District, Republic Of Ingushetia
Dzheyrakhsky District (russian: Джейра́хский райо́н; inh, ЖӀайраха шахьар, ) is an administrative and municipalLaw #5-RZ district (raion), one of the four in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. It is located in the south of the republic. The area of the district is .Official website of the Republic of IngushetiaDzheyrakhsky District: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow Its administrative center is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of Dzheyrakh. As of the 2010 Census, the total population of the district was 2,638, with the population of Dzheyrakh accounting for 57.4% of that number. History The district was established in October 1993.Official website of Dzheyrakhsky District Administrative structure Administrative and municipal status Within the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
