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Ghalghaï Koashke
Ghalghai Koashke or Ghalghai Na'arghe () is the name of ancient Ingush outposts in the Assa valley of the Dzheyrakhsky District of Ingushetia, historically also known as the Durdzuk Gates or Gates of Durdzuketi. The entire territory is included in the Dzheyrakh-Assa State Historical-Architectural and Natural Museum-Reserve and is under state protection. Etymology Ghalghai Koashke is a composition of the words — Ghalghai, which is the self-name of the Ingush people and ''koashke'', which is the local plural form of the Ingush word ''kov'', meaning "fortified settlement" or "outpost". According to professor Doshluko Malsagov this was used by the ancients to refer to ''gates'' in Caucasian gorges. History The Durdzuk Gates, also known as the ''Assa Gates'', are reportedly known in Georgian chronicles since the VI century AD. D. Malsagov suggests that the IX century geographer Ibn al-Faqih's report of the building of 12 gates and stone fortifications in the country of the Durdz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingushetia
Ingushetia or Ingushetiya, officially the Republic of Ingushetia, 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 to its west and north and Chechnya to its east and northeast. Its capital is the town of Magas, while the largest city is Nazran. At 3,600 square km in terms of area, the republic is the smallest of Russia's non-city federal subjects. It was established on 4 June 1992, after the Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was split in two.Law of 4 June 1992Official website of the Republic of IngushetiaSocial-Economic Characteristics The republic is home to the indigenous Ingush, a people of Nakh ancestry. As of the 2021 Census, its population was estimated to be 527,220. Largely due to the insurgency in the North Caucasus, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |