Furtoug

Furtoug (Ingush: Фуртоуг) — is a rural locality (aul) in Dzheyrakhsky District of the Republic of Ingushetia, Russia.[5] Furtoug is one of the 6 rural localities comprising Dzheyrakh rural settlement.[6] Furtoug was a birthplace of two influential figures in Ingush history - one of the first Ingush scholars Chakh Akhriev and famous revolutionary Gapur Akhriev.

Furtoug

Фуртоуг
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Other transcription(s)
 • IngushФуртоуг
Location of Furtoug
Furtoug
Location of Furtoug
Furtoug
Furtoug (Republic of Ingushetia)
Coordinates: 42°50′40″N 44°39′10″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectIngushetia
Population
 • Total0
 • Subordinated toDzheyrakhsky District[2]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [3])
Postal code(s)[4]
386430
OKTMO ID26620410111

Geography

Furtoug is situated in the Dzheyrakhsky Gorge at the hills of the Tseyloam ridge, on the right embankment of the Armkhi river. The aul is home to Furtoug waterfall, named after famous Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev - the prominent scientist visited the waterfall in July 1980 heading a geological expedition in the area.

Infrastructure

The village has one street - Bodi-Khadzhi street.[7] In 1981 а memorial museum dedicated to Gapur Akhriev has been opened in his home. The museum displays old way of life, documents and photographs associated with its famous owner.

Notable people
  • Chakh Akhriev – the first Ingush ethnographer, historian and lawyer.
  • Gapur Akhirev – one of the leaders of revolutionary struggle for power in the North Caucasus.
  • Rashid-bek Akhriev – the first North Caucasian pilot
  • Khadzhi-Bekir Akhriev – sculptor, the first professional painter in Ingushetia

References
  1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. http://jeyrah.ru/Default.aspx?tabid=140&language=ru-RU Archived 2017-05-20 at the Wayback Machine Charter of municipal division of Dzheyrakhsky district
  3. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  5. http://jeyrah.ru/Default.aspx?tabid=140&language=ru-RU Archived 2017-05-20 at the Wayback Machine Charter of municipal division of Dzheyrakhsky district
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2017-05-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Ingushetia, Dzheyrakh district". КЛАДР РФ. Retrieved 2015-05-26.
Mendeleev and his expedition amongst the Ingush higlanders at the Furtoug waterfall, 1880
Akhrievs in Furtoug
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