Armkhi
Armkhi is a village in Dzheyrakhsky District of the Republic of Ingushetia, located on the Armkhi or Kistinka river. The village is known for its year-round recreation resort. Armkhi is one of six rural localities constituting the Dzheyrakh rural settlement.
History
The name of the village derives from the river Armkhi, a tributary of the Terek river. Several variations exist with regard to the meaning of the term "Armkhi". One is that the toponym derives from Ingush for "prohibited water/river"; another, that it comes from the Ingush words amr 'lake' and khi 'water'.The hydronym Kistinka derives from one of the old Ingush ethnonyms — Kisti.
In 1745, Vakhushti Bagrationi mentions it as "Kistetian river" as well as "Kist-Durdzukian river".
Doctor of historical sciences and archaeologist Evgeniy Krupnov wrote:
In 1928 a sanatorium was established adjacent to the village, making it one of the oldest sanatoriums in the North Caucasus. The modern building of the sanatorium was constructed in 1998. Recently a ski resort was built, along with a hotel, pools and a year-round recreation center.