Fappi

Not to be confused with the Ingush subgroup Fyappiy that historically inhabited the region.

Fappi (Ingush: Фаьппи, romanized: Fäppi) or Fappi mokhk (Ingush: Фаьппи мохк, romanized: Fäppi mokhk, lit. 'Country of Fyappins'),^[a] exonym: Kistetia, is a historical region in Ingushetia. Fappi is the territory of historical settlement of the Fyappiy society.

Geography

Suleymanov gave the following boundaries of the historical region: in the west with the Dzherakhs, in the south with Khevsureti, in the east with the Khamkhins and the Tsorins, and in the north it opened into a flat plain.^[3] The Fyappiy district occupied a significant territory of the Armkhi Gorge and was in contact with the plain in the north. The geography of the initial distribution of this ethnonym, according to A. N. Genko, relates to areas "to the west of the Lomeka River (the ancient name of the Terek River)", covering the entire territory of what is now the Republic of North Ossetia.^[4]

History

The historical area of Fyappiy Mokhk was mentioned as "Kistetia", as well as "Kistia" or "Kistinia". The Georgian prince, historian, and geographer of the 18th century, Vakhushti Bagrationi, localised Kistetia along the gorge of the Armkhi River (historically "Kistinka"), in mountainous Ingushetia.^[5][6]

According to the German researcher J. A. Güldenstädt, who visited the Caucasus in 1770-1773, the district of Fyappiy was subject to either Oksay or Kabardian princes, and in ancient times was subject to Georgia.^[7]

Settlements

Further information: Fyappiy § Composition

Notes

1. Other variants of the toponym include: Babiy, Vappi and Vabua (Vappua).^[1][2]