Furtoug

Furtoug
Фуртоуг (Russian)
Фуртоуг (Ingush)
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Location of the Republic of Ingushetia in Russia
Furtoug
Location of Furtoug in the Republic of Ingushetia
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Ingushetia
Administratively subordinated to Dzheyrakhsky District[1]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 0 inhabitants[2]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[3]
Postal code(s)[4] 386430

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.

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.
Khadzhi-Bekir Akhriev, sculptor, the first professional painter in Ingushetia

References

  1. ↑ http://jeyrah.ru/Default.aspx?tabid=140&language=ru-RU Charter of municipal division of Dzheyrakhsky district
  2. ↑ 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  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 Charter of municipal division of Dzheyrakhsky district
  6. ↑ http://jeyrah.ru/Default.aspx?tabid=140&language=ru-RU
  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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