Armkhi
River in the Caucasus
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Armkhi (Ingush: МохтIе, Moxthe; Russian: Армхи) is a village in Dzheyrakhsky District of the Republic of Ingushetia, located on the Armkhi or Kistinka river (Ingush: Ӏарам-хий, Кисти-хий, Aram-khi, Kisti-khiï; Georgian: ქისტეთისწყალი, Kistetistskali; 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.
Armkhi | |
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Armkhi river near the village of Olgeti | |
 Interactive map of Armkhi | |
  Armkhi Location of Armkhi | |
| Coordinates: 42°48′43″N 44°42′28″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ingushetia |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2024) | 287 ) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [1]) |
| Postal code[2] | 386433 |
| OKTMO ID | 26620410116 |
History
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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 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 Ingush ethnonyms — Kisti.[3][4][5][6][7]
In 1745, Vakhushti Bagrationi mentions it as "Kistetian river" as well as "Kist-Durdzukian river".[8]
Doctor of historical sciences and archaeologist Evgeniy Krupnov wrote:
The ancient habitat of the Kists or Kistins is determined quite accurately. It is the Armkhi gorge — the right tributary of the Terek, 22 km south of the city of Ordzhonikidze, because this river was called in Georgian "Kistetistskali" and "Kistinka" in Russian sources; neighboring Ossetians call it "Makal-don".
— Е.И. Крупнов, «Средневековая Ингушетия» - М.: Наука, 1971. / с. 29
In 1928 a sanatorium was established adjacent to the village, making it one of the oldest sanatoriums in the North Caucasus.[9] 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.[10]
