Total population | |
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c. 700,000[1][2] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Russia | 517,186 (2021)[3] |
Ingushetia | 473,440 (2021) |
Chechnya | 1,100 (2021) |
North Ossetia-Alania | 24,285 (2021) |
Turkey | 85,000 (2019)[1][2] |
Kazakhstan | 18,000 (2016)[4] |
Languages | |
Ingush | |
Religion | |
Sunni Islam (Shafi'i Madhhab) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Nakh peoples (Chechens, Bats, Orstkhoys) |
Ingush[a] (Ingush: Гӏалгӏай, romanized: Ghalghai,[10] 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.[11]
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