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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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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 ...

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. It is part of the rural settlement (administrative center) of Guli. The entire territory of the settlement is included in the Dzheyrakh-Assa State Historical-Architectural and Natural Museum-Reserve and is under state protection.

Nomenclature

Some researchers associate Thargam (Targim) with the name of the legendary Thargamos. A. Suleymanov believed that "Thargam" could mean "shield".

Geography

It is located in the south of Ingushetia, on the right bank of the Assa River in the Targim basin. Altitude above sea level: 1080 m. The nearest settlements are: in the northwest —

Egikal Egikal (russian: Эгикал; inh, Аьги-Кхаьлла, Ägi-Qälla, lit=Settlement of Ägi) is an ancient city-settlement in the Dzheyrakhsky District of Ingushetia. It is part of the rural settlement (administrative center) of Guli. On ...

, in the southwest — Khamkhi, in the south — Gureti, in the west — Barkhane.

History

On the territory of Targim, remains of

megalithic A megalith is a large stone that has been used to construct a prehistoric structure or monument, either alone or together with other stones. There are over 35,000 in Europe alone, located widely from Sweden to the Mediterranean sea. The ...

cyclopean dwellings dating back to the II-I millennium BC were found. According to legend, the powerful tower fortresses of Targim, Egikal and Khamkhi in the valley of Ghalghaï Koashke (“Ghalghaï outposts”) were founded by three brothers, the sons of the legendary Alby (in other sources "Gha"). The youngest of them was Targim (Thargam), who settled across the river Assa. In the second half of the 18th century (1770s), the German researcher J.A. Güldenstädt indicated Targim among the total number of

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 ...

villages and districts.

Notes

References

Bibliography

* * * * * * * * {{Cite book, last=Гюльденштедт, first=Иоганн Антон, author-link=Johann Anton Güldenstädt, editor-last=Карпов, editor-first=Ю. Ю., year=2002, chapter-url=https://runivers.ru/bookreader/book10423/#page/239/mode/1up, chapter=VI. Провинция Кистия, или Кистетия, trans-chapter=VI. Province of Kistia, or Kistetia, url=https://runivers.ru/bookreader/book10423/#page/1/mode/1up, title=Путешествие по Кавказу в 1770-1773 гг.., trans-title=Journey through the Caucasus in 1770-1773., language=ru, translator-last=Шафроновской, translator-first=Т. К., location=Санкт-Петербург, publisher=Петербургское Востоковедение, pages=238–243, isbn=5-85803-213-3

External links

Открытый Кавказ

Targim: 3D virtual tour
Rural localities in Ingushetia