UA6Q Team
Amateur Radio Club Republic of Ingushetia

The "UA6Q" Amateur Radio Club is established by team of music broadcasting company "ILLI"

The Republic of Ingushetia is located in the central part of the northern slope of the Greater Caucasus and the adjoining Chechen Plain. The mountains of the Greater Caucasus are situated in the south and the Tersky Ridge in the north. They are divided by the Sunzha River, which flows from west to east.

The republic borders the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, the Chechen Republic and the Stavropol Territory as well as Georgia (territorial border).

The terrain is at higher altitudes, with mountain ridges divided by valleys and canyons. The Greater Caucasus stretches for almost 150 km in Ingushetia. Some peaks in the southern part of the republic are over 3,000 m above sea level (Shan Mountain is 4,451 m) and the mountain ridges (Black Mountains) have many creeks and canyons.

The terrain provides for different climatic zones, which is the republic’s specific trait. The republic has a moderate continental climate. January is the coldest month (the average temperature is −0.8°C), and July is the hottest (the average temperature is +23.5°C).

The Ingush people are the oldest in the North Caucasus. Their ancestors created a rich, diverse and original culture that is related to the cultures of Caucasus and western Asia. Ingush material and spiritual culture developed through trade, social relations, geographic and historical conditions. The Ingush people developed many professional crafts such as weapon-making, pottery, smithery and jewellery. Metal processing was also common. Local artisans skillfully combine various metal processing methods such as graining, blackening, gilding as well as colourful inlays. Tsecha-Akhk, Tsori, Yevloi, Verkhny Alkun, Egikal, Erzi and Metskhal are the most famous jewellery centres.

The Dzheirakh Canyon is the gem of Ingushetia. Essentially, this is an open-air museum. There are over 100 architectural and historical and natural landmarks, including the Targim Plane and canyons of the Armkhi and Assa rivers with cultural and historical landmarks such as the Albi-Yerdy temples and Tkhaba-Yerdy, the most ancient Christian temple in the Russian Federation, the Borga Kosh Mausoleum, the Vovnushki Castle and the Khamkhi, Targim and Egikal architectural complexes. The Dzheirakh Canyon is a large centre of Ingush culture.

Several architectural landmarks are dated the second millennium B.C. Of course, the unique climate put Dzheirakh in the same class as resorts in Dombai and the Mount Elbrus areas. The Dzheirakh-Assinsky State Historical and Architectural Museum Reserve includes dozens of turrets and many mausoleums and temples. The turrets fit in the mountain landscape perfectly.

A tourism and recreation economic zone was established in the Dzheirakh and Sunzhensky districts. Many fans of environmental tourism and outdoor activities come here every year. The Achaluki mineral springs are used in treating various diseases.