Ingush people
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The Ingush are an ethnic group originally from the North Caucasus region in southwestern Russia, with their own distinct language and culture. They matter historically and geographically as an important indigenous people of the Caucasus whose presence and rights remain relevant to regional politics and cultural diversity today.
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Ingush (Ingush: Гӏалгӏай, romanized: Ghalghai, pronounced [ˈʁəlʁɑj]), historically known as Durdzuks, Gligvi and Kists, are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Republic of Ingushetia in central Caucasus, but also inhabitanting Prigorodny District and town of Vladikavkaz of modern-day North-Ossetia. The Ingush are predominantly Sunni Muslims and speak the Ingush language.
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