Pkhmat ( inh, Пхьмат, ''Pꜧmat'') — is a rural locality (

aul An aul (; ce, oil; russian: аул) is a type of fortified village or town found throughout the Caucasus mountains and Central Asia. The word itself is of Turkic origin and simply means ''village'' in many Turkic languages. Auyl ( kk, Ауы� ...

) 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 th ...

of the

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. ...

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. Pkhmat is one of the 6 rural localities concluding

Dzheyrakh rural settlement Dzheyrakh rural settlement - is a municipal entity, one of the five rural settlements in Dzheyrakhsky District in the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia. The administrative center is rural locality ( selo) Dzheyrakh Dzheyrakh ( inh, ЖӀайрах, Ž ...

History

Pkhamat is a former tower settlement that dates back to the medieval period. Archaeological evidence suggests that it consisted of a complex of cultural objects of Ingush architecture, including one combat tower (vaov) and five residential towers (gaala). At present, only the ruins of one tower have remained. The settlement was fortified by a defensive wall, forming a castle complex that was typical of the late Middle Ages. However, the complex was destroyed in 1944 during the period of the Ingush exile under the leadership of

Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian revolutionary and Soviet political leader who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. He held power as General Secretar ...

. Additionally, on the mountain slope, there is a stone-box necropolis from the 10th to 13th centuries, where several artifacts have been discovered, including weapons, coins, mirrors, and ceramics. There was also a temple known as Pkhamat-Erdy, located on the northern outskirts of the village, which was destroyed in the mid-19th century. These historical landmarks contribute to the cultural heritage of the region.

Geography

The village is located in the southern region of the republic, with a distance of approximately 1 kilometer to the north-west of the regional center, Dzheirakh.

References

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