[6] It is located in western part of the mountainous region of Ingushetia 1315 m above sea level on the right bank of the Armkhi River, clearly visible from the road, and considered te be one of the main monuments of the Erzi Nature Reserve.

[7] The settlement is considered to be founded in the 16th century by Chard, the ancestor of several Ingush families, notably the Mamilovs, Yandievs, Burazhevs and Aldaganovs.

[10] Erzi was home to several Ingush families and clans (teips), territorially attributed to the Fyappin, Metskhalin or Kistin society.

[15] During the pre-Islamic period, a strong cultural and religious relationship existed with the neighbouring tower complexes Tyarsh and Shoan.

Consequently, behind the Ossetian "makkal" and the Ingush "erzi" are close concepts of raptors, the special role of which in the life and religious ideas of the population of the Dzherakh Gorge left an indelible mark in these places."