Vainakh tower architecture

13th century military tower in Byalgan (Ingushetia)
Ancient settlement in Hoy (Chechnya)
Ruins of the medieval settlement Erzi (Ingushetia)

The Vainakh tower architecture (Chechen: Вайнахи бӀаьвнийн архитектура; Ingush: Вайнахи Гlала архитектур/Вайнахи вовнийн архитектур), also called Nakh architecture, is a characteristic feature of ancient and medieval architecture of Chechnya and Ingushetia.