Akhalsopeli

Akhalsopeli is a locality in Ingushetia, North Caucasus and has an elevation of 1,160 metres. Akhalsopeli is situated nearby to the locality Khamkhi, as well as near Verkhniy Otzyk.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tkhaba-Yerdy Church and Egikal.

Tkhaba-Yerdy Church

Church

Tkhaba-Yerdy is the ruins of the largest medieval Christian church in Ingushetia, Russian Federation. It is located deep in the Assin Gorge between the auls of Khairakh and Puy, Dzheyrakhsky District, near the border with Georgia.

Egikal

Dwelling

Egikal is a city-settlement in the Dzheyrakhsky District of Ingushetia. It is part of the rural settlement of Guli. Within its territory are numerous cultural monuments of ancient and medieval Ingush architecture: cyclopean tower-type dwellings, five combat towers, six semi-combat towers, and fifty residential towers.

Targim

Dwelling

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Targim is a city-settlement in the Dzheyrakhsky District of Ingushetia. It is part of the rural settlement of Guli. The territory of the settlement is included in the Dzheyrakh-Assa State Historical-Architectural and Natural Museum-Reserve and is under state protection.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khamkhi and Puy.

Khamkhi

Locality

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Khamkhi is an ancient city-settlement in Dzheyrakhsky District of Ingushetia. It is part of the rural settlement of Guli. On the territory of the city-settlement there is an architectural complex "Khamkhi", represented by many historical objects: megalithic cyclopean tower-type dwellings, 4 combat towers, 4 semi-combat and 16 residential towers, as well as 10 crypt burial grounds.