Ingushetia

**Ingushetia** (; ; ), also spelled **Ingushetiya**, officially the **Republic of Ingushetia**, is a republic of Russia. It is in the North Caucasus region of Eurasia. The republic is in the North Caucasian Federal District. It borders the country of Georgia to the south, and the Russian federal subjects of North Ossetia–Alania to the west, Chechnya to the east, and Stavropol Krai to the north.

Its capital is the town of Magas. Its largest city is Nazran. At 3,600 square km, the republic has the smallest area of Russia's non-city federal subjects. It was made on June 4, 1992. This was after the Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was split in two. The republic is home to the indigenous Ingush people. The 2021 Census said its population was estimated to be 509,541.

Ingushetia is one of the poorest and most unstable regions of Russia. This is mostly because of the insurgency in the North Caucasus. The violence has slowed down in recent years. However, the insurgency in Chechnya has sometimes came over the border into Ingushetia. According to Human Rights Watch in 2008, the republic has lots of corruption, crime, anti-government protests, attacks on soldiers and officers, and low human rights.

## Etymology

The name _Ingushetia_ comes from the Russian name of the region's people (Ingush) and the Georgian suffix -éti. _Ingushetia_ literally means "the place where the Ingush live". Other names like "Dzurdzuketi", "Kistetia", "Gligveti", "Gelia", "Galga", and "Ingushiya" have also been used for the region.

## Other websites

- News from Ingushetia
- News and History of Ingushetia
- Official website of Ingushetia
- Unofficial website of Ingushetia
- Ingush Music/Video/Literature website
- Magas, Ingush youth website
- Head of Ingushetia's website
- Ingushetia's Republic News Portal
- Ingushetia Videos
- National Project: People of Ingushetia

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Republic of Ingushetia
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **settlement type**: Republics of Russia, Republic
- **image flag**: Flag of Ingushetia.svg
- **image map**: Locator map of Ingushetia, Russia (2014–2022).svg
- **subdivision name**: Russia
- **subdivision type2**: Federal districts of Russia, Federal district
- **subdivision name2**: North Caucasian Federal District, North Caucasian
- **subdivision type3**: Economic regions of Russia, Economic region
- **subdivision name3**: North Caucasus economic region, North Caucasus
- **leader title**: Head of the Republic of Ingushetia, Head
- **leader name**: Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov
- **total type**: Total
- **area total km2**: 3,600
- **population rank**: List of federal subjects of Russia by population, 74th
- **population density km2**: 163.16
- **population as of**: Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census
- **population total**: 509541
- **timezone1**: Moscow Time, MSK
- **blank name**: OKTMO ID
- **blank info**: 26000000
- **website**: [http://www.ingushetia.ru ingushetia.ru]
- **native name**: Республика Ингушетия
- **image shield**: Coat of Arms of Ingushetia.svg
- **iso code**: RU-IN
- **registration plate**: 06
- **utc offset**: +3
- **anthem**: State Anthem of Ingushetia, Ghalghajčen gimn
(State Anthem of Ingushetia)

- **translit lang1**: Official titular nation
- **translit lang1 info1**: Гӏалгӏай Мохк
- **translit lang1 type1**: Ingush language, Ingush
- **flag size**: 120px
- **shield size**: 75px
- **flag link**: Flag of the Republic of Ingushetia
- **shield link**: Coat of arms of the Republic of Ingushetia
- **seat type**: Capital
- **seat**: Magas
- **population urban**: 54.8%
- **population rural**: 45.2%
- **blank name sec1**: Official language(s)
- **blank info sec1**: Ingush language, IngushRussian language, Russian
- **mapsize**: 300px
- **government type**: People's Assembly of the Republic of Ingushetia, People's Assembly
- **seat1**: Nazran
- **seat1 type**: Largest city