Ingush people
Ingush highlanders, early 20th century | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 700,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Russia | 517,186 (2021) |
| Ingushetia | 473,440 (2021) |
| Chechnya | 1,100 (2021) |
| North Ossetia-Alania | 24,285 (2021) |
| Turkey | 85,000 (2019) |
| Kazakhstan | 18,000 (2016) |
| Languages | |
| Ingush | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam (Shafi'i Madhhab) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Nakh peoples (Chechens, Bats) | |
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.