Armkhi (, ''Moxthe''; ) is a village in

Dzheyrakhsky District Dzheyrakhsky District (; , ) 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 Re ...

of the

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, located on the ''Armkhi'' or ''Kistinka'' river (, ''Aram-khi'', ''Kisti-khiï''; ka, ქისტეთისწყალი, ''Kistetistskali''; ). 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 Terek 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, Northeast Caucasian language * Ingush people, an ethnic group of the North Caucasus See also *Ingushetia (disambiguation) Ingushetia is a federal republic and subject of Russia. Ingushetia may also refer ...

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 Vakhushti ( ka, ვახუშტი; 1696 – 1757) was a Georgian royal prince ('' batonishvili''), geographer, historian and cartographer. His principal historical and geographic works, ''Description of the Kingdom of Georgia'' and the ''Geo ...

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

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. 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 ( or ; ) - 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 Jarrah (name), Jarrah ("inflicting wounds"). Accordin ...

to the northwest, and Lyazhgi and Olgeti to the east.

References

Rural localities in Ingushetia Rivers of Ingushetia {{Ingushetia-geo-stub