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Ingushetia

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Ingushetia is a republic in Russia's North Caucasus bordering North Ossetia to the west, Chechnya to the east, and Georgia to the south.

Cities

Other destinations

  • Armkhi — a Soviet resort/sanatorium high in the mountains of southwestern Ingushetia

Culture and History

The Ingush are the closest relatives of the Chechens and have shared their Sufi Islamic beliefs as well as Russians. Like the Chechens, the Ingush were accused by Stalin of Nazi collaboration and were deported to Kazakhstan. When Khrushchev allowed them to return home, they found that their Orthodox Christian neighbors, the Ossetes, had settled on formerly Ingush lands, launching a violent ethnic conflict which rages on today.

Although the majority of Ingushetia's population lives in the larger northern towns, the Ingush consider their true heritage to be tied to the ancient auls (stone mountaintop villages) in the south of Ingushetia, especially along the Assy Gorge.

Travel to Ingushetia & Visa Requirements

Flights and airtickets to Ingushetia

Planes to Ingushetia leaves from Moscow .

By train

A train leaves from/to Moscow .

Buses to Ingushetia

A daily bus leaves from/to Grozny,Nalchik and Stavropol. Regular buses leaves from/to Moscow . A small buses leaves from/to Nalchik and other north-caucasians,south-russians cities(i.e.,to Vladikavkaz).

Tours & Getting around Ingushetia

Talk

Russian is understood by all; bilinguilism in Ingush (a language related to Chechen) or other regional languages is common.

Ingushetia souvenirs & shopping

Costs

Ingushetia Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

  • "Assa" — restaraunt,located in Nazran
  • "Vstrecha"

Ingushetia nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs

Ingushetia cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels & lodging

"Assa" Hotel-located in Nazran

Learn

  • Ingush State University

Work

Stay safe

Travel is not recommended for Ingushetia until the security situation improves drastically. At present, Ingushetia should be considered a war zone.

Stay healthy

Respect

Contact

Mobile

In Ingushetia there are three federal GSM operators (MTS, Beeline, Megafon) and they often have offers that give you a SIM card for free or at least very cheap. If you are planning to stay a while and to keep in touch with Ingushetian and other North-Caucasus people, then you should consider buying a local SIM card instead of going on roaming. If you buy a SIM card from a shop you'll need your passport for identification. It only takes five minutes to do the paperwork and it will cost less than $10.

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This page was last edited at 00:37, on 11 October 2008 by Peter Fitzgerald. Based on work by Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.

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