Guloykhi, or Guloy-khi (Ingush: ГӀулой-Хий, romanized: Ghuloy-Khiy) is a river in the Dzheyrakhsky District of the Republic of Ingushetia, a right tributary of the Assa River.[1][2]
Geography
The Guloykhi river originates in the eastern part of mountainous Ingushetia. It flows west along a mountain valley near several medieval tower settlements, most notably Gul, Läzhg, Qoyrakh, Abali, Vovnushki, Koki, and flows into the Assa near Puy and Tkhaba-Yerdy.[3] A forest mainly covers the left bank of the river.[4] The speed of the flow is 2.2 m/s. The mouth of the river is located 103 km along the right bank of the Assa at an altitude of 1112 meters above sea level.
References
- ^ Volkova 1974, p. 143.
- ^ Reestr zaregistrirovannykh v AGKGN geograficheskikh nazvaniy ob'ektov na 17.12.2021: Republika Ingushetia, p. 5.
- ^ Проект «Открытый Кавказ». "Карта" (in Russian).
- ^ "Долина Гулойхи". skfo.ru. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
Bibliography
- "Реестр зарегистрированных в АГКГН географических названий объектов на 17.12.2021: Республика Ингушетия" [Register of registered in AGKGN geographical names of objects as of 12/17/2021: Republic of Ingushetia] (in Russian).
- Volkova, N. G. (1974). Gardanov, V. K. (ed.). Этнический состав населения Северного Кавказа в XVIII — начале XX века [Ethnic composition of the population of the North Caucasus in the 18th – early 20th centuries] (in Russian). Moskva: Nauka. pp. 1–276.