Ingush people
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| Ingush (Ghalghay) |
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| Total population |
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400,000 |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan |
| Languages |
| Ingush, Russian |
| Religions |
| Sunni Islam |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Chechens, Bats, Kists |
The Ingush (Ingush: Галгай / Ghalghay) are an ethnic group of the North Caucasus, mostly inhabiting the Russian republic of Ingushetia. They refer to themselves as Ghalghai (галгай, from Ingush: Ghal - fortress, ghai - habitants; another Russian interpretation - citizen). The Ingush are predominantly Sunni Muslim and speak the Ingush language, which has a very high degree of mutual intelligibility with neighboring Chechen.
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[edit] Origins
- 10,000-8,000 BC migration of proto-Ingush people to the slopes of the Caucasus from the Fertile Crescent domestication of animals, and irrigation are used.[1]
- 6000-4000 BC Neolithic era. Pottery is known to the region. Old settlements near Ali-Yurt and Magas, discovered in the modern times, revealed tools made out of stone: stone axes, polished stones, stone knives, stones with holes drilled in them, clay dishes etc. Settlements made out of clay bricks discovered in the plains. In the mountains there were discovered settlements made out of stone surrounded by walls some of them dated back 8000 BC.[2]
- 4000-3000 BC Invention of the wheel (3000 BC), horseback riding, metal works (copper, gold, silver, iron) dishes, armor, daggers, knives, arrow tips. The artifacts were found near Naser-Kort, Muzhichi, Yi-E-Borz (now Surkhakhi), Abi-Goo (now Nazran).[2]
[edit] History
Ingushes are known by the following names: Ghalghai, Gelgai, Kist, Koost, Amazons, Gergar, Narts, Gegar, Dzoordzook, Glivi, Ongusht, Alans, Galash, Tsori, Jairakh, Khamhoi, Metshal, Fyappi, Nyasareth.[3] The history of the Ingush is closely related to that of the Chechens. The ancestors of both peoples were tribes known as the Vainakh. They came under Russian rule in 1810, but during World War II they were falsely accused of collaborating with the Nazis and the entire Ingush population was deported to Kazakhstan and Siberia with great loss of life - an estimated two thirds. They were rehabilitated in the 1950s, after the death of Stalin, and were allowed to return home in 1957. However, much of Ingush territory had been settled by Ossetians and part of the region had been transferred to North Ossetia. The returning Ingush faced considerable animosity from the Ossetians. Violence flared during the Ossetian-Ingush conflict in late October 1992, when tens of thousands of Ingush were forced from their homes in the Prigorodny District of North Ossetia.[4]
[edit] Culture
The Ingush possess a rich and varied culture of traditions, legends, epics, tales, songs, proverbs, and sayings. Music, songs and dance are particularly highly regarded. Popular musical instruments include the dakhch-pandr (a kind of balalaika), kekhat pondur (accordion, generally played by girls), a three-stringed violin, zurna (a type of clarinet), tambourine, and drums.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Bernice Wuethrich (19 May 2000). "Peering Into the Past, With Words". Science 288 (5469): 1158.
- ^ a b N.D. Kodzoev. History of Ingush nation.
- ^ Ozdoev I.A. (1980). Ingush-Russian Dictionary.
- ^ Johanna Nichols (February 1997). The Ingush (with notes on the Chechen): Background information. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved on 2007-02-10.
