page_title: Ingush people
section_title: Architecture
hierarchical_section_title: Ingush people / Architecture
caption_attribution_description: English: Republic of Ingushetia (Russia) - castle Vovnushki. Русский: Республика Ингушетия (Российская Федерация) - замок-крепость Вовнушки.
context_page_description: The Ingush, are a Northeast Caucasian native ethnic group of the North Caucasus, mostly inhabiting their native Ingushetia, a federal republic of Russian Federation. The Ingush are predominantly Sunni Muslims and speak the Ingush language, a Northeast Caucasian language that is closely related to Chechen; the two form a dialect continuum. The Ingush and Chechen peoples are collectively known as the Vainakh.
context_section_description: The famous Soviet archaeologist and historian, professor E.I. Krupnov described the Ingush towers in his work «Medieval Ingushetia»:
  «Ingush battle towers are in the true sense the pinnacle of the architectural and constructional mastery of the ancient population of the region. Striking in their simplicity of form, monumentality and strict grace. For their time, the Ingush towers were a true miracle of human genius.»
caption: Medieval complex of Ingush defense and watchtowers in Вӏо́внашке(Ing). It is a unique monument of Ingush architecture
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