Metskhal Мецхал | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Ingush | Мецхал |
 Ruins of Metskhal | |
Location of Metskhal  | |
  Metskhal Location of Metskhal Show map of Russia Metskhal Metskhal (Republic of Ingushetia) Show map of Republic of Ingushetia | |
| Coordinates:42°49′36″N44°44′18″E / 42.82667°N 44.73833°E /42.82667; 44.73833 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ingushetia |
| Population | |
• Total | 0 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 0 |
| • Subordinated to | Dzheyrakhsky District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [3]) |
| Postal code(s)[4] | 386430 |
| OKTMO ID | 26620430116 |
Metskhal (Ingush:Мецхал,romanized: Metskhal)[5] is an abandonedaul in theDzheyrakhsky District ofIngushetia. It is part of the rural settlement of Lyazhgi (administrative center rural settlement).
The name was most likely based on the Ingush word "metskhalg", which means "swift", which was revered by the Ingush. Perhaps Metskhal has connection with the name of the ancient capital ofGeorgia Mtskheta.[6]
Metskhal is located northeast of the village ofFalkhan, on the spur ofMountain Mätloam.
On January 8, 1811, foremen of 13 Kistin (Fyappin) villages including Metskhal made act of oath for theRussian Empire.[7] However it is worth saying that even after the oath of individual Ingush society or clans, the former Russian-Ingush relations remained the same. In fact, both sides took these type of oaths as a conclusionunion treaties.[8]
Per List of populated areas of the Military-OssetianOkrug in 1859, Metskhal had 13 households and it was part of the Military-OssetianOkrug as part of the Kistin society.[9]
In Metskhal there were once separate, but closely interconnected powerful tower castle complexes of the Dzhabagievs, Tochievs, Kusievs, and Kotievs. This tower complex was the administrative, cultural and economic center of the late-medieval Fyappin or Metskhalin society (in the 19th century).[10]
Metalworking has been widely developed among the Ingush since ancient times. Local artisans skillfully combined various metal processing operations: graining, blackening, gilding, inlay with multi-colored inserts. The most famous centers of jewelry among the Ingush were Metskhal and others.
A prominent place in the history of religious beliefs is occupied by Christianity, which penetrates to the Ingush first fromGeorgia (beginning of 12th to 13th centuries and 17th century), laterRussia (18-19 centuries). Three Christian churches were located in theAssinovskaya Hollow:Tkhaba-Yerdy,Alby-Yerdy andThargam-Erdy. Early Christian stone-box burials of this period were found near the village of Metskhal and others.[11]
The Metskhal tower complex is a large settlement consisting of two powerful castle complexes. There were two battle towers. One of the battle towers with a flat roof was clearly visible. Defensive walls and residential towers were preserved until 1944, when after theDeportation of Chechens and Ingush, the entire complex was mined and blown up.[12]
According to the stories of theabreks:
The Metskhal Tower was one of the largest. All attempts to destroy it ended in failure, and then the Soviet troops decided to fill the entire first floor with explosives. When the explosion was heard, nothing happened to it for several seconds, but a strong crack was heard. The tower was so strong that even with such a filling it was not torn to pieces, but it took off into the sky like a rocket, flew several meters high while being intact and fell on the ground and crashed!
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