Egikal
Rural locality in Ingushetia
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Egikal (Russian: Эгикал; Ingush: Аьги-Кхаьлла, romanized: Ägi-Qälla, lit. 'Settlement of Ägi') is a city-settlement (aul) in the Dzheyrakhsky District of Ingushetia. It is part of the rural settlement (administrative center) of Guli.[5] Within its territory are numerous cultural monuments of ancient and medieval Ingush architecture: cyclopean tower-type dwellings, five combat towers (Ingush: вӀов, vhóv), six semi-combat towers, and fifty residential towers (Ingush: гӀала, ghāla). There are also a large number of diverse burial sites, including 106 crypt burial grounds, one mausoleum, and three sanctuaries.[6] These structures, along with the entire territory of the settlement, are currently part of the Dzheyrakh-Assa State Historical, Architectural and Natural Museum-Reserve and are under state protection.
Egikal
Эгикал | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Ingush | Аьгикхаьлла |
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 Interactive map of Egikal | |
  Egikal Location of Egikal  Egikal Egikal (Republic of Ingushetia) | |
| Coordinates: 42°50′01″N 44°55′05″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ingushetia |
| Population | |
• Total | 5 |
| 5 (0%) | |
| • Subordinated to | Dzheyrakhsky District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [3]) |
| Postal code[4] | 386430 |
| OKTMO ID | 26620450146 |
Geography
History
Within the settlement is a site associated with the Kura–Araxes culture, known as the “Egikal burial ground”. It is located to the west of the settlement, toward the Targim Basin, on the southern slopes of a rocky range, and dates to the end of the 3rd millennium BC. The burial ground was discovered and studied by B. M. Khashagulgov in 1988.[8] Also located in Egikal are the remains of more than 15 megalithic cyclopean dwellings dating from the second half of the 2nd millennium BC to the 15th century AD.[9]