Kistin Gorge

Kistin Gorge
Kistin Gorge is located in Russia
Kistin Gorge
Kistin Gorge
Kistin Gorge is located in Republic of Ingushetia
Kistin Gorge
Kistin Gorge
Naming
Native nameIngush: Кистий чӀож
Geography
CountryRussia
Coordinates42°47′54″N 44°45′40″E / 42.79833°N 44.76111°E / 42.79833; 44.76111
RiverArmkhi

Kistin Gorge (Ingush: Кистий чӀож, romanized: Kistiy ch'ozh) or Armkhi Gorge (Ingush: Ӏарамхий чӀож, romanized: 'Aramkhiy ch'ozh) is a gorge of the Armkhi River in the Dzheyrakhsky District of the Republic of Ingushetia. The name of the gorge comes from the historical name of the river Armkhi – Kistinka,[1][2] which in turn comes from one of the ethnonyms of the Ingush – Kists.[2][3][4][5][6] Historically, the area where the gorge is located was called "Kistetia". It is mentioned in medieval Georgian sources, in particular, in the work of Vakhushti Bagrationi.[7][8]

  1. ^ Джанашвили 1897, pp. 71, 79.
  2. ^ a b Сампиев 2019, pp. 176–185.
  3. ^ Штелин 1771, p. 36 (PDF).
  4. ^ Klaproth 1814, p. 72.
  5. ^ Rommel 1808, p. 57.
  6. ^ Finley 1827, p. 310.
  7. ^ Багратиони 1904, pp. 137, 150.
  8. ^ Робакидзе 1968, p. 18.