Armkhi (, Moxthe; ) is a village in Dzheyrakhsky District of the Republic of Ingushetia, located on the Armkhi or Kistinka river (, Aram-khi, Kisti-khiï; , 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 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.Leonti von Städer by Peter Simon Pallas. «Tagebuch einer Reise die im Jahr 1781 von der Granzfestung Mosdok nach dem innern Caucasus unternommen worden» St. Petersburg; Leipzig, 1797 / p. 32. James Percival by Sir Richard Phillips. «A Geographical View of the World: Embracing the Manners, Customs, and Pursuits, of Every Nation; Founded on the Best Authorities» New York, 1826 / p. 16Charles Vallancey. «Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis VI» Dublin, 1804 / p. 13Johann Gottfried Eichhorn. «Geschichte der Litteratur, von ihrem Anfang bis auf die neuesten Zeiten» Göttingen, 1807 / p. 359Екатерина Кушева «Народы Северного Кавказа и их связи с Россией (вторая половина XVI — 30-е годы XVII века)» / Ред. изд-ва И.У. Будовниц. — Утверждено Институтом истории АН СССР. — М. : Изд-во АН СССР, 1963 / с. 360 In 1745, Prince Vakhushti of Kartli mentions it as "Kistetian river" as well as "Kist-Durdzukian river".Вахушти Багратиони. «География Грузии» / Введение, перевод и примечания М.Г. Джананашвили. — Тифлисъ: Типография К.П. Козловскаго, 1904 / с. 151
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 North Caucasus. 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 to the northwest, and Lyazhgi and Olgeti to the east.
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