Armkhi ( inh, МохтIе, ''Moxthe''; russian: Армхи) is a village in

Dzheyrakhsky District 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 ...

of the Republic of Ingushetia, located on the ''Armkhi'' or ''Kistinka'' river ( inh, Ӏарам-хий, Кисти-хий, ''Aram-khi'', ''Kisti-khiï''; ka, ქისტეთისწყალი, ''Kistetis-tskali''; russian: Армхи, Кистинка). The village is known for its year-round recreation resort. Armkhi is one of six rural localities constituting the Dzheyrakh rural settlement.

History

The name of the village derives from the river ''Armkhi'', a tributary of the

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river. Several variations exist with regard to the meaning of the term "Armkhi". One is that the toponym derives from

Ingush Ingush may refer to: * Ingush language * Ingush people The Ingush (, inh, ГIалгIай, translit=Ghalghaj, pronounced ) per Oxford dictionary "a member of a people living mainly in Ingushetia in the central Caucasus." Ingushetia is a federa ...

for "prohibited water/river"; another, that it comes from the Ingush words ''amr'' 'lake' and ''khi'' 'water'. The hydronym ''Kistinka'' derives from one of the old

ethnonyms — '' Kisti''.
In 1745, Vakhushti Bagrationi mentions it as ''"Kistetian river"'' as well as ''"Kist-Durdzukian river"''. Doctor of historical sciences and archaeologist Evgeniy Krupnov wrote: In 1928 a sanatorium was established adjacent to the village, making it one of the oldest sanatoriums in the North Caucasus. The modern building of the sanatorium was constructed in 1998. Recently a ski resort was built, along with a hotel, pools and a year-round recreation center.

Demography

Geography

Armkhi village lies on the left embankment of the Armkhi River. The closest rural localities to Armkhi are Beini to the northeast,

Dzheyrakh Dzheyrakh ( inh, ЖӀайрах, Žyajrax; russian: Джейрах) - is a village and administrative center of Dzheyrakhsky District, in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. Etymology The name "Dzheyrakh" is associated with the Arabic name Jarra ...

to the northwest, and Lyazhgi and

Olgeti Olgeti ( inh, Оалгатӏе, Oalgathe), also sometimes mentioned as Olgetti is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural locality (a ''village#Russia, selo'') in Dzheyrakhsky District of the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. It forms the ...

to the east.

References

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